Contemporary Issues in International Relations
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Course Introduction
This course explores the most pressing and complex issues currently shaping the field of international relations. Students will examine topics such as globalization, climate change, human rights, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, shifting power dynamics, and the impact of technology on global politics. Through case studies and critical analysis, the course encourages an in-depth understanding of how these contemporary challenges affect state and non-state actors, international organizations, and the global community. Emphasis is placed on developing analytical skills to evaluate different perspectives and policy responses in an ever-changing international landscape.
Recommended Textbook Challenge of Third World Development The 7th Edition by Howard Handelman
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Chapter 1: Understanding Underdevelopment
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Q1) Early modernization theorists erroneously assumed that "all good things go together."
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Which of the following economic or social indicators offers the most accurate indication of the quality of life in a particular developing nation?
A) The GDP
B) The HDI
C) The GNP
D) The Gender-Equality Index
E) The Gini Index
Answer: B
Q3) Dependency theory played a major role in U.S.foreign policy toward less developed countries during the Cold War against communism.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: The Explosion of Third World Democracy
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Q1) A country is least likely to be democratic if the majority of its population belongs to which of the following religions?
A) Catholic
B) Protestant
C) Buddhist
D) Islamic
E) Eastern Orthodox
Answer: D
Q2) Buddhist religious values were thought to be more conducive to democracy than Christian values.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) A newly democratic government in the less developed countries
A) is unlikely to last more than 8 years.
B) soon has to deal with many voters feeling "buyer's remorse."
C) will see support for democracy decline if the economy fares poorly.
D) will endure as long as it receives international support.
E) will soon face mass protests.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Religion and Politics
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Q1) Prior to the mid-twentieth century,the Church hierarchy in Latin America was frequently allied with
A) socialists.
B) the rural peasants.
C) the urban working class.
D) urban industrialists.
E) powerful, rural landowners.
Answer: D
Q2) What did political scientists think would be the effect on religion of modernization in developing countries?
A) It would reduce the influence of religion on the political system
B) It would lead to a religious backlash against the West
C) It would lead to a more harmonious relationship between Church and state
D) It would African and Asian populations to gravitate toward Western religions
E) It would lead to greater tensions between Hindus and Muslims in India
Answer: A
Q3) The majority of Arab governments are controlled by their Shi'a populations.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: The Politics of Cultural Pluralism and Ethnic Conflict
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Q1) Secession as a means of resolving ethnic conflict
A) is usually the most painless solution to the problem.
B) must be approved by the United Nations Security Council.
C) is an ultimate act of separation (like divorce).
D) requires majority approval by all major ethnic groups.
E) brings an end to major ethnic conflict.
Q2) To date,no multi-ethnic country in the developing world has established lasting democracy.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which is the most politically powerful ethnic group in Iraq today?
A) The Druze
B) The Kurds
C) The Shi'a
D) The Sunni
E) The Malachites
Q4) Many scholars object to the name "tribe" that is commonly assigned to African ethnicities.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Women and Development
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Q1) Women who hold reserved seats in parliament
A) must first win elections open to male and female candidates.
B) are sometimes appointed by male figures such as the king or the president.
C) are never elected.
D) can only serve two terms in office.
E) are not allowed to run subsequently for non-reserved seats.
Q2) The "informal sector" refers to
A) non-criminal activities that operate outside state regulation or taxation.
B) leading financial figures who meet informally to plot economic strategy.
C) organized criminal groups that maintain loose ties.
D) a part of the private sector that prospers by bribing public officials.
E) those members of high society who dress informally.
Q3) Because of the growing availability of legal jobs,fewer Asian women have had to turn to prostitution in recent decades.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In the Gulf States of Saudi Arabia and Qatar,women are prohibited from attending university.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: The Politics of the Rural and Urban Poor
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Q1) The urban population in the developing world
A) has been growing slowly but is no longer increasing very fast.
B) represents a higher percentage of the total Third World population than in economically developed countries.
C) represents a larger percentage of the total population in South-Central Asia than in Latin America.
D) will soon account for more than half of the Third World's entire population.
E) has slowed down dramatically as potential migrants learn of high urban crime rates.
Q2) Chile's cities are home to a larger percentage of the total population than is Ethiopia's.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Discuss the Third World's rural,class structures in terms of the various types of peasants,their major concerns,and their relationship with rural landlords.
Q4) Discuss the major needs of urban migrants when they make their move to the city.What affect do at least some of those needs have on the political system?
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Chapter 7: Revolutionary Change
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Q1) Where did businessmen play an important role in their nation's revolution?
A) China
B) Vietnam
C) Ghana
D) Chile
E) Nicaragua
Q2) Classical Marxist theory (and Marx himself)believed that the first communist revolutions would take place in
A) less developed countries.
B) advanced capitalist nations.
C) rural areas.
D) Southeast Asia.
E) Southern Europe.
Q3) What failure of pre-revolutionary governments often leads to their overthrow by revolutionary forces?
A) It has sharply increased taxes
B) The country has been defeated or greatly weakened in a war
C) High-ranking government officials defect to the revolutionary movement
D) The government alienates powerful countries in the region
E) The country has suffered natural disasters such as a drought or flooding
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Chapter 8: Soldiers and Politics
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Q1) In recent years,international organizations such as the UN,the Organization of American States,and the African Union
A) have taken a stronger stance against military takeovers.
B) have become more tolerant of military takeovers.
C) in several instances have sent troops to topple military regimes after a coup.
D) have always cut off all foreign aid to countries that have experienced a military takeover.
E) have been critical of military coups except for those that have taken place in Asia.
Q2) Institutional military regimes frequently have a common set of objectives when the armed forces seize power.Which one of the following is NOT amongst them?
A) To clean up the corruption of the government that they have ousted
B) To advance the corporate interests of the military itself
C) To develop an independent foreign policy
D) To restore order and stability
E) To revive and stimulate the economy
Q3) What are the different goals of left-wing versus right-wing military regimes?
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Chapter 9: The Political Economy of Third World Development
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Q1) What is a major reason why Asian countries generally have more equitable income distribution than Latin American nations do?
A) Socialist redistributive policies in Asia
B) The U.S. economy is less dominant in Asia than in Latin America
C) Asian governments tax the rich at a higher rate than Latin American governments do
D) Spanish colonial policy in Latin America favored big landholdings far more than Asian rural policies did
E) Asia has a more extensive safety net for the poor than Latin America does
Q2) In recent decades the Third World's rate of poverty (the poor as a percentage of the total population)
A) has declined in India and China
B) has risen for the Third World generally.
C) has declined at about the same rate in the major regions of the developing world.
D) declined in the closing decades of the 20<sup>th</sup> century but then rose sharply during the financial crisis of the early 21<sup>st</sup> century.
E) has remained rather static.
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