AIR exam

Which of the following is NOT among the sources or drivers of institutional design by the rational-functionalist theory of the design of international institutions

• Informational uncertainty

• Incentives to cheat

• Distribution of power

• Number of actors

According to Hedley Bull, which of the following is NOT a shared goal of states that motivates international society?

• Economic prosperity

• Respect for agreements

• Restriction of violence

• Stabilization of possessions

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which states gain from delegating authority to an international organization, according to 'principal-agent theory'?

• Greater expertise via the specialization of functions

• Greater continuity of policies

• Easier decision-making

• Greater sovereign control of policy-making

The Community of Democracies, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the British Commonwealth Nations are examples of international cooperation based on the following?

• Shared casual ideas

• The distribution of power

• Economic interests

• Shared identities

The Prisoner's Dilemma is an example of which of the following concepts?

• Free rider problem

• Credible commitment problem

• Relative gains problem

• Security dilemma

Which of the following arguments best summarizes the core logic of Robert Putnam's 'two-level game'?

• Voters can give priority to economic well-being or military security, but not both

• Treaty negotiations must balance the values of their country's population and the preference of bureaucracy they represent, such as a of foreign ministry

• Governments pursing international cooperation must idenity an outcome that satisfies other governments as well as key constituencies within their own country

• Governments must always balance the military security and economic interests of their cultures

Which of the following expectations best fits the 'power transition' theory of war?

• Strong states that are NOT satisfied with the prevailing order will challenge the dominant state

• Strong states that are satisfied with the prevailing order will challenge the dominant state

• States that are NOT satisfied with the prevailing order will challenge the dominant state

• Weak states that are NOT satisfied with the prevailing order will challenge the dominant state

Which of the following changes are persued by rising powers, according to Stephen's analysis of rising powers and global governance?

• More global integration based on existing principles

• Less global integration based on less liberal principles

• Less global integration based on more liberal principles

• More global integration based on less liberal principles

Deitelhoff and Zimmerman argue that contestation of an international norm is NOT necessarily evidence that the norm is becoming less robust (strong). Which of the following best fits their argument regarding the impact of norm contestation on norm robustness?

• Contestation of a norm's validity is likely to strenghten the norm if contestation is widespread

• Contestation of a norm's applicability will weaken the norm if it clarifies the norm's meaning, but will strengthen the norm if it doesn't continue for a long time

• Contestation of a norm's validity is unlikely to weaken the norm unless it becomes permanent

• Contestation of a norm's applicability will strenghten the norm if it clarifies the norm's meaning, but will weaken the norm if it happens in many cases

Which of the following pairs of theories argues that international organizations have the little or no authority from the interests and preferences of states?

• Marxist theory and Organizational theory

• Realist theory and Organizational theory

• Principal-Agent theory and Realist theory

• Principal-Agent theory and Marxist theory