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Which of these statements best defines social constructivism?
[ "Social constructivism argues that security can be constructed, and that the human world is not given or natural but instead is a product of human actors.", "Social constructivism only studies aspects of the international system that are based in the societal sphere, such as issues of poverty, race relations and ...
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What has been the effect of chemical weapons on international society?
[ "The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) prohibited the possession or deployment of chemical weapons; however it failed to implement stipulations that would require signatories to declare their existing stocks of chemical weapons, to identify facilities that were once involved in chemical production, or to announce w...
3D
Which of the following statements best describes the wider security impacts of disease in terms of achieving security?
[ "Health security is vital to achieving human security, when considering the individual as the referent object of security studies, fatal or potentially fatal infection directly undermines the attainment of security.", "As levels of infection within a population rise, the potential for strategically important grou...
2C
In what ways can the environment be linked to human insecurity?
[ "Human insecurity is an interchangeable concept with environmental insecurity; environmental change invariably undermines human security because its impact is always 'human' and acts as a constraining or facilitating factor that determines the extent of human development. Environmental change and conditions will th...
2C
According to Waltz, how can a state achieve security?
[ "By ensuring they have the power to protect themselves from attack, power that is gained either through internal or external balancing.", "Through the accumulation of territory and other material resources needed to physically defend themselves.", "By creating an international security environment in which thei...
0A
From a critical perspective, how does postcolonialism relate to security studies?
[ "Postcolonialism highlights the consequences for analysis of Eurocentrism and promises better social scientific explanations by taking into account marginalised points of view.", "Postcolonialism identifies the multiple ways in which security studies expresses the point of view of the colonizers and imperialists ...
3D
What is the network form of organization?
[ "Collaboration between individuals is often ad hoc and transitory; networks are formed and disbanded as circumstances warrant.", "Networks have a decentralized, 'flat' organizational form.", "The 'network' offers the most efficacious compromise between profit-maximizing and risk-minimizing structural forms.", ...
3D
What is the relationship between historical materialism (HM) and discourse?
[ "As a philosophical approach, HM focuses purely on discourse and as such is distinctive from the other major approaches to international relations.", "HM is interested in how changes in particular structures and the inequalities of power associated with them are vital to the rise and fall of discourses.", "HM r...
1B
What are the differences between 'greedy state' and 'security seeker' states?
[ "'Greedy' states are those that seek to advance their power through territorial expansion, even when they are already secure in the status quo. 'Security seeker' states are those that only want to be secure in the status quo, although they might get drawn into arms races and war because of structural pressures in t...
0A
Which of the following is not an advantage of cooperation between states?
[ "Potential for arms control and unilateral restraint.", "Improvement of political relationships between states.", "To appear cooperative is to appear as a 'security seeker', thus encouraging further cooperation from neighbour states.", "Cooperation between states eradicates the propensity for states to cheat ...
3D
How can examination of previous state practice and policy be used to justify humanitarian intervention?
[ "Previous state practice does not illustrate any successful acts of humanitarian intervention, instead indicating that future acts of intervention need to be more closely regulated by international governing bodies.", "Every humanitarian crisis since the Cold War has been met with humanitarian intervention as a r...
2C
What, according to Classical economic theory, was the purpose of Mercantilism in the 18th century?
[ "Mercantilism was a means by which to strengthen the sovereign state, and inherently linked to international conflict.", "Mercantilism was a means by which to promote societal security for the populations of states.", "Mercantilism was a route to increasing imports and transnational trade.", "Mercantilism was...
0A
Which of the following scenarios best represents the type of sanctions common since the end of the Cold War?
[ "Leader A denies normal economic relations with the business associates and family of Leader B.", "Leader A denies normal economic relations with the state of Leader B.", "Leader A ends all trade in goods and services with businesses, institutions and markets of Leader B's state.", "Leader A ceases normal eco...
0A
What can social constructivism offer to the discipline of Security Studies?
[ "The social constructivist perspective has been largely criticised in its failure to be applicable to contemporary conflict situations. The strength of the approach lies in its application to theories of social security.", "Social constructivism supports realist theory and provides ontological clarification for s...
2C
How significant are dealings in illicit arms as part of the global defence trade?
[ "Although the bulk of defence trade is legal, we know that a certain amount is illicit and involves transfers on the black and grey markets.", "The global defence market is too tightly regulated and controlled to allow illicit arms trade to any significant degree.", "We do not have enough evidence or knowledge ...
0A
Which of the following does not characterize the epistemology of traditional security studies?
[ "Traditional security studies regards the search for empirically testable 'truths' to be detrimental to the pursuit of a practical analytical framework with which to study security, largely due to a recognition in the field that security was not limited to a narrow or easily defined set of 'real' principles.", "K...
2C
How should Security Studies be studied?
[ "An examination of the social processes by which people construct a threat, taking into account the importance of ideational factors such as culture, beliefs, norms, ideas and identity.", "Concern about the moral and ethical dimensions of international affairs.", "The separation of fact and value to generate th...
3D
In what ways has the global energy environment affected the security of oil producing states?
[ "In order to secure the continuation of supplies from oil-rich nations, states in the North have utilised their diplomatic influence to bolster human security, promoting the growth of strong liberal democratic regimes that can operate securely on the free market.", "The political and economic spheres remain mutua...
2C
Which of the following describes the basis of the case in support of humanitarian intervention?
[ "Associated with liberalism and cosmopolitanism, the foundational idea in support of humanitarian intervention is that external actors have a duty as well as a right to intervene to halt genocide and mass atrocities.", "Just War theory and Christian theology can be interpreted to advocate the use of force through...
0A
Which of the following is not a motivation for utilising aid as an economic policy for security?
[ "To reward recipients for the cessation of negative behaviour, such as human rights abuses.", "To incentivise recipients to act in ways beneficial to the donor.", "Compassion for the human suffering of others.", "To influence recipients or potential recipients through granting or denying aid." ]
2C
How prevalent is terrorist activity?
[ "The distinction between domestic and international attacks has become increasingly widened, particularly the difference between domestic orientated terrorism - such as the removal of a government figure - and externally directed activities where objectives may be ideological.", "Statistics show that instances of...
3D
Which of the following best describes the relationship between postcolonialism and security studies?
[ "Postcolonialism sits outside security studies, as it concerns only the welfare of nations and peoples once subject to imperial power.", "Despite some minor differences, postcolonialism shares with traditional security studies its view of the international system and world powers.", "Postcolonialism rejects the...
3D
Is the provision of security policy against terrorism a problematic pursuit?
[ "Although trends suggest that terrorism shows little sign of abating there is some positive indication that international cooperation between countries will play an increasingly important role in collaboration with indigenous intelligence agencies. A meaningful international definition of terrorism would provide a ...
2C
As Cold War tensions declined, which three international issues emerged as new interested in the field of peace studies?
[ "Global environmental issues and their potential to limit economic expansion; the economic dependence of newly independent post-colonial states; and the Vietnam war.", "Economic security in the globalised international arena; localised environmental issues that potentially limited industrial expansion; and the Vi...
0A
Which of the following was not a noticeable consequence of the SARS outbreak in 2002/2003, in terms of security studies?
[ "Although the ultimate impact of SARS was less severe than many feared, the outbreak served to warn international communities of the potential threat posed by infectious diseases in the globalized arena.", "High rates of morbidity amongst infected patients posed a direct threat to human security. With most fatali...
1B
Which of the following is the best way to control the international arms trade?
[ "There is no effective mechanism for controlling the global defence trade, as illustrated by the failures of arms control measures in the 20th and 21st century.", "Despite significant challenges, effective arms control of the complex defence trade can be achieved. For this to be possible will require cooperation ...
1B
How many people are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS worldwide?
[ "Below 20 million", "20-30 million", "30-40 million", "40-50 million" ]
2C