Test on International Relations Theories and Institutions

Question 1: Rational Choice Theory is criticized for assuming that decision-makers consistently achieve better outcomes.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The study materials indicate that a problem with Rational Choice Theory is that it assumes better decisions, not better outcomes.

Question 2: According to March and Olsen (1981), which of the following questions are central to the Logic of Appropriateness (LoA)?

A. What kind of problem/situation is it?

B. What is my identity?

C. What is the most appropriate action in this situation?

D. What are the consequences of these alternatives?

Explanation: The Logic of Appropriateness (LoA) by March and Olsen (1981) is defined by three questions: 'What kind of problem/situation is it?', 'What is my identity?', and 'What is the most appropriate action in this situation?'. The question 'What are the consequences of these alternatives?' is an element of the Rational Actor Approach or Logic of Consequences (LoC).

Question 3: The emergence of the corps diplomatique was characterized by a developing sense of professional community that established specific norms, including immunities and extraterritoriality.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The study materials describe the emergence of the corps diplomatique as involving 'a sense of professional community with its own interests and specific norms including immunities and extraterritoriality'.

Question 4: According to the study materials, which of the following constitutes a shared legal basis for diplomacy as an institution?

A. The organizational model established by the French foreign ministry in 1626

B. The Vienna Convention 1961

C. The gradual emergence of sovereignty as a prerequisite

D. The diplomatic practices developed by 15th-century Italian city-states

Explanation: The study materials explicitly state that a feature of diplomacy as an institution is a 'Shared legal basis (the Vienna Convention 1961)'.

Question 5: Krasner's definition of international regimes primarily emphasizes only explicit norms and rules, not including implicit principles or established decision-making processes.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: Krasner defines international regimes as a "Set of explicit or implicit norms, rules, principles and decision-making processes related to certain issues areas." This definition clearly incorporates both explicit and implicit elements, as well as principles and decision-making processes.