A. That there have been too many political science theories based purely on the works of academics
B. That because stories and novels are generated by culture they therefore produce meanings and significances that are indicative of that culture
C. Novels and stories are more enjoyable to read than works of theory so post-colonial studies will garner more followers using this method
D. Turner didn’t have access to academic works when he was writing
Related Mcqs:
- Why does post-colonial scholar Homi Bhaba argue that colonial discourse was ambivalent about the colonised?
A. Portrayal of the colonised errs towards either a passive and conquerable subject or an irrational, untamed barbarian. This means that the colonial subject becomes consistently stereotyped
B. Scholars did not travel to colonies and therefore could not establish an accurate picture of colonised peoples
C. Post-colonial scholars were too focused on the colonising power rather than the colonised peoples
D. The colonised did not make enough effort to have their voices heard - Criticisms levelled at post-colonial studies include which of the following?
A. That the theory entered international relations too recently to be considered an academic theory
B. That it is too similar to realism and so serves no function
C. That it is not sophisticated enough to be an academic theory
D. That the field focuses so heavily on identity and language that it ignores the urgent of whether those in the global south can eat, leaving this problem up to Western agencies to sort out - In his renowned work Orientalism Edward Said argues that ‘the orient’ as portrayed in Western novels, media and artwork is what?
A. A place prone to liberal democracy and revolutionary feminism
B. An accurate depiction of the modern day Middle East and Asia, meaning that scholars and academics can rely solely on these ancient works
C. Lost in the past, prone to despotic rule and plagued by ‘odd’ cultural traditions
D. Too focused on historical facts and accurately portraying the experience of life in the region - World-traveling is a post-colonial methodology associated with which group?
A. African, mate scholars who were educated in the United States
B. Indian scholars who had spent years abroad studying the cultures of those in other countries
C. Feminist scholars with Latin American backgrounds
D. Academics who had been to more than twenty countries - What is the term used to describe the continuation of colonial exploitation without formal political control?
A. post dependency
B. neocolonialism
C. colonialism
D. mercantilism - Justin Rosenberg argues:
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 - Immanuel Wallerstein argues:
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 - Which of the following offers an alternative to international society as a way of organizing world politics?
A. Hierarchical
B. Hegemonic
C. Imperial
D. Hierarchical, Hegemonic, and Imperial - Post-modernists view realism as:
A. a central problem of international security because it is the dominant discourse of power and rule
B. a statist ideology out of touch with the reality of globalization
C. unable to take into consideration the enormous complexity and indeterminacy of human behaviour historical roots
D. all of the above - State autonomy is challenged in the post-Westphalian’ order because:
A. countries appear as autonomous containers of political, social and economic activity in that fixed borders separate the domestic sphere from the world outside
B. by comparison with the heyday of European global empires the majority of the world’s population and countries in the South are now much less integrated into the global system
C. in a more interdependent world, simply to achieve domestic objectives national government are forced to engage in extensive multilateral collaboration and co-operation
D. stare power, nationalism and territorial boundaries are of growing not less importance in world politics
