Marxist Theories of International Relations

A. Processes of historical change are a reflection of the economic development of a society
B. Processes of economic change are based in history
C. Processes of historical change are based in class war
D. None of the above

A. The change in the economic base of a society leads to the change in superstructure
B. The change in superstructure leads to the change in the economic base of a society
C. Both a and b
D. Neither a nor b

A. There are two types of world systems: world-empires and world-economies
B. The modern world system is a world economy
C. The world system has a core, semi-periphery and periphery
D. All of the above

A. it comes out of a barrel of a gun
B. it is mixture of coercion and consent
C. it is purely economic
D. it is purely economic

A. Hegemony is a product of the lack of class conflict
B. That consent for a particular social and political system was produced and reproduced through the
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above

A. A reconciliation with power
B. Humanity gaining power over nature
C. A reconciliation with nature
D. None of the above

A. Critical theory attempts to challenge power
B. Critical theory accepts the parameters of the present order and critiques it within those parameters
C. Critical theory attempts to challenge the prevailing order by seeking out social processes that could lead to emancipatory change
D. Critical theory accepts the parameters of the present order and helps legitimate and unjust system

A. The social basis and nature of authoritarianism
B. The structure the family
C. The concepts of reason and rationality
D. All of the above

A. that Realism is a historical in its account of international relations
B. that the theory of anarchy is contained within Marx’s analysis of capitalism (anarchy is a key feature of capitalist production)
C. historical change in world politics can be understood as a reflection of transformations in the prevailing relations of production
D. all of the above

A. an anomaly in the history of the development of capitalism
B. a part of long-term trends in the development of capitalism
C. something to be prevented
D. none of the above