PSC 116G Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Munich Agreement, Appeasement, Democratic Peace Theory
25 Oct 2018
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Exam 2 study guide with previous realism/liberalism notes. Normative theories describe how politics might be or ought to be and make explicit moral assumptions or value judgements. Descriptive (or positive) theories attempt to describe and predict the world as it is without making value judgements or moral assumptions. Critical theories argue that value judgements and moral assumptions are embedded in out perspectives and seeks to uncover the biases hidden in supposedly neutral theories. Generalized explanation for a set of essentially similar phenomena. Assumes specific events are not unique or have unique causes. *realism isn"t one theory, it"s a family of theories* Hypothesis: empirical implications drawn from the theory"s logical connections between variables. Predictions about the relationship between independent and dependent variables. A dependent variable is something answer: we hope to explain. Strong do what they will, weak do what they must. Modern day realism developed in reaction to idealist tradition during the interwar period.
