- What is the Westphalian system of states and how relevant is it today?
- Explain the role of the United Nations in world politics using one of the theories
covered in this course (plz check the lecture notes i sent). - Is peace between powerful states possible? Evaluate using either a liberal or
neorealist approach. - Why do states want nuclear weapons? Critically discuss this question, applying a
neorealist analysis. (demonstrate in two perspective) - How does a Marxist approach to IR help us to understand underdevelopment? Use
one or more examples from contemporary IR to illustrate your point. - How does feminist IR approach questions of power? Outline one issue in IR using a
feminist approach. - What roles do norms play in the reduction of conflict? You may refer to issues such
as crimes against humanity, war crimes, R2P in your response. - What is poststrustructuralist international relations, and does it afford a better
understanding of power in international relations than the other approaches? (This
question can be answered by choosing a contemporary issue and demonstrating the
power of poststructuralism, or by comparing poststructuralism to alternative theories) (200words)
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