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92 CHAPTER THREE ■ InternatIonal relatIons theorIes Fi nally, virtually all radical theorists, regardless of their specific emph ...

Social Constructivism 93 the other way around. By extension, state conduct is shaped by elite beliefs, identities, and social no ...

94 CHAPTER THREE ■ InternatIonal relatIons theorIes Note that had realist logic been employed to predict the outcome of Hopf ’s ...

Feminist Critiques of IR Theory 95 eralism each have a more difficult time explaining the advent, spread, and real- world impact ...

96 CHAPTER THREE ■ InternatIonal relatIons theorIes argue for greater participation of women in national and international decis ...

Theory in Action: Analyzing the 2003 Iraq War 97 gests a hierarchy of associations that often result in states giving unwarrante ...

98 CHAPTER THREE ■ InternatIonal relatIons theorIes t he effectiveness of Female Marines in Combat: a Fair test? In September 20 ...

Theory in Action: Analyzing the 2003 Iraq War 99 ond, most of the injuries female marines suffered were related to movement with ...

100 CHAPTER THREE ■ InternatIonal relatIons theorIes regime from power in Iraq. Having escalated its threats and amassed its tro ...

Theory in Action: Analyzing the 2003 Iraq War 101 of mass destruction only added to the urgency of regime change. With res pect ...

Global PersPectives reaffirmed the salience of the global terrorist threat to Canadian territory. Conservative prime minister St ...

Theory in Action: Analyzing the 2003 Iraq War 103 lack of pro gress made the casualty figures more difficult to bear. Radical di ...

104 CHAPTER THREE ■ InternatIonal relatIons theorIes constructivist Perspectives A constructivist view of the 2003 Iraq War woul ...

In Sum: Seeing the World through Theoretical Lenses 105 Discussion Questions Choose a current event in world politics. Describe ...

04 Residents of Nawa, Syria, survey the aftermath of Rus sian airstrikes in late 2015. Rus sia has claimed it is carefully targe ...

107 D uring the turmoil that followed the Arab Spring of 2011, several authoritarian Arab rulers were unseated. Street demonstra ...

undermine the stability of the international system? Does the Rus sian intervention, coupled with Rus sian activities in Crimea ...

Contending Perspectives on the International System 109 contending Perspectives on the International system In the 1950s, the be ...

110 CHAPTER fouR ■ The InTernaTIonal SySTem Unipolar system: The immediate post–Cold War era? United States All other countries ...

Contending Perspectives on the International System 111 In a stable multipolar system— a balance- of- power system— the essentia ...