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| the ability to make a statement witha high probability of being correct |
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one who uses "cheap information" (such as ideological or religious preferences) to arrive at an opinion regarding new information or situations |
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| the tendency to interpret new information or issues in such a way as to be consistent with already existing views |
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when views on one issueconflict with (or contradict) views on related issues (we suppose this to be rare, since individuals strive for consistency) |
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| a precise statement of the quantitiy and qualities of social behavior |
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| a precise statement of two fact that co-vary a large percentage of the time |
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| a precise and thorough statement of the conditions that cause behavior |
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| a precise and thorough statement of all plausible conditions that explain a process or behavior |
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| statement of beliefs or values that are morally or ethically superior (or inferior, or mixed...) |
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| analysis directed as ascertaining optimal policies, usually cast in terms of costs and benifits |
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| knowledge gained through the generalization of example or experience |
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| knowledge gained through the generalization of logical analysis |
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| a definition that specifies the operations (procedures) required to collect information (data) about the phenomenon under study |
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| spurious factor (or relationship) |
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| a factor which merely appears to cause behavior becuase it is also related (or caused) by the true causal factor |
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| "the assumption that the primary factors influencing conflict and peace are the successful practice of the diplomatic method and the negotiation of legal principles" |
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| "a school of thought that sees the key to peace in the application of democratic principles and the practice of free trade in international relations" |
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| the branch of liberalism that places an emphasis on the assumption of innate haromony in human nature |
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| the branch of liberalism that emphasizes the role of supranational instituions in preserving peace by punishing aggression |
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| neo-liberal iinstitutionalism |
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| the branch of liberalism that emphasizes the influence of democracy, free trade, and/or international institutions rather than the influcene of human nature |
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| "belonging to all the world, not limited to just one part of the political, social, commecial,or intelectual world...citizen of the world" |
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| "the abiy to state and rank your goals (preferences): survey the alternatives for acheivinlitg them (cost and benefits): and choosing an alternative that maximizes your goals (preferences) |
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| "the effort (or ability) to monopolicze society's benefits to shift the cost of policies to others or both |
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| "a leval of government superior in athority to separate national governments" |
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| "a school of thought that sees the key to peace in natural operation of a balance of power based on the pursuit of the national interest...or more generally: a school that explains outcomes in international relations as a function of the distribution of power" |
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| the branch of realism that places an emphasis on hte assumption of innate conflict, power seeking (or agressions) in human nature |
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| the branch of realism that emphasizes the influence of anarchy on the international system rather than the assumption of innate conflict or other innate characteristics of human nature |
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| a branch of realism that predicts that insecurity will cause states to seek absolute security through dominance and perhaps offensive war, rather thna through balance of power |
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| the branch of realism that preducts that states can satisfy thier security needs through a defensive balance of power |
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| the use of economic instruments (policy) to increase state power |
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| "a school of though that predicts increased international cooperation because of hte decline in the utility of military force and the increase in global interdependancy" |
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| "the adjustment of policies or behavior such that both sides are better off than they would otherwise be" |
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| "the failure to cooperate...that is, to adjust policies and behavior to take advantage of a superior outcome" |
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| the costs required to moniter complience with agreements |
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| international regime = international institutions |
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| "the principals, rules, norms and procedures that facilitate reciprocity in a given issue area" [you can think of reciprocity as cooperation] |
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| mutually assured destruction (MAD) |
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| "the situatoin in the US-Soviet nuclear arms race in which either side could absorb a first-strike and still respond by imposing unacceptable damage on the other side" |
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| "a school of thought that identifies the causes of war as class conflict, especially conflict within and between capitalist societies" |
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| "a relationship of control imposed on the soveriegnty of other states, societies or territories" |
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| "the process of establishing an empire through direct annexation and subjugation of a territory" |
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| "the process of establishing an empire through economic, political, and military penetration and influence" |
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| "the price relation (ratio) of exports to imports" |
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| "a society in which enforceable government athority is distinguished from other forms of authority within clearly defined boundaries" |
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| the legal principle, established through recognition by other states, that a state is the highest athority within it's boundaries |
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| a society in whihc people identiry with one another on the basis of ethnic, linguistic, religious, cultural, or other commonalties |
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| a state whose boudaries match those of a nation |
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| a system of authority based on negotiation of obligation |
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| "any system for preventing or regulating conflicts among soveriegn sttaes in an anarchic system" |
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"dominance....the ability of a state to enforce its will and define the rules of IR...to deter threats and defeat opponents when necessary, without regard to any common rules or norms" |
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| "an act which if committed during wartime, would be considered a breach of the laws of war" (especially targeting of civilians) |
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| "a state's theory of how to ensure (cause) security and prosperity for its citizens...by clearly identifying its interests and hte threats to those intersts, and by specifying the military and nonmilitary means to counter threats" |
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| an effort by one party to persuade an opponent not to take an actoin by convincing the opponent that hte costs of the action exceed the benifits |
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| an effort by one party to persuade and opponent not to take an action against a friend or ally by convincing the opponent that hte costs of the action exceed the benefits |
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| coercion (= coercive diplomacy or compellance) |
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| the threat or use of limited force to persuade an opponent to call of (undo) an actionthat has alrady been inititated |
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| the perception on the part of an opponent or partner of the probability that a threat will in fact be implemented |
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| "the dominant belief and approch in the multilateral agencies that development requires minimizing te role of government (taxes, subsidies, ownership, price controls)"... |
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| "the value of two currencies are fixed by agreement of two governments |
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"the value of two currencies are determined by market forces" |
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