Describe IR as a discipline, and its evolutions throughout
the years.
Explain the distinction between empirical theory and
normative theory (p. 32).
Explain the 3 levels of analysis generally used in IR: the system,
the state, and the individual (p. 33). The “group”, as a fourth
level.
Give more examples of analysis at the individual level.
Give more examples of analysis at the state level.
Give more examples of analysis at the system level.
Explain why “the level of analysis determines our findings”
(p. 35). Again, provide examples at:
The systemic level,
The state level,
The group level,
The individual level (p. 35-36).
Explain Werner Heisenberg’s sentence: “What we observe
is not nature in itself, but nature exposed to our method of
questioning.” How does it relate to the discipline of IR?
Explain the author’s example in page 38: How to think
about foreign policy.
According to the author, the traditional discipline of IR was
not concerned with the distinction between levels of analysis.
What are the negative consequences carried by this “general
sluggishness”? (p. 39).
Define “state-centrism” (p. 40).
Explain Leftwich’s distinction between the “arena approach”
and the “processual approach” (p. 41).
What is a “beyond the state” analysis?
According to the author, the state as the main framework of
political interaction has lost a lot of its meaning. Why?
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