Political Science: IR Theory and Case Analysis
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Humanities
Drill realism, liberalism and constructivism by applying each to real cases, institutions and foreign policy decisions
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Quizzes
Generate multiple-choice items that test theoretical application, not recall of names. Each stem is a two to four sentence scenario describing a state behavior, an institutional outcome, or a negotiation, drawn from the source material. Ask which paradigm best explains it, which causal mechanism is operating (relative gains, security dilemma, audience costs, credible commitment, absolute gains, institutional…
Tests
Build a graded assessment with this blueprint: 40 percent multiple-choice on theory application and institutional design, 30 percent short answer of four to six sentences each, 30 percent one essay. Short answers must ask the student to compare two paradigms' predictions on the same case, or to identify the observable implications that would distinguish them. The essay prompt must require a thesis in the first…
Flashcards
Make cards that carry analytic content, one idea per card. Three permitted patterns and nothing else. First, concept cards: front is a theoretical term or mechanism, back gives a one-sentence definition, the paradigm it belongs to, and one concrete case from the source material where it operates. Second, prediction cards: front names a paradigm and a situation, back states what that paradigm predicts and the…