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What is neo-realism ?

  • A.An attempt to ignore the unpleasant realities of the world.
  • B.An attempt to restate the basic ideas of realism in a more 'scientific' form.
  • C.A claim that international society is basically orderly and peaceful.
  • D.A claim that individual human nature is central to an understanding of international politics.

Answer: B

Neo-realism is an attempt to restate the basic ideas of realism in a more scientific form. Kenneth Waltz in Theory of International Politics (1979) explained state behaviour by the structure of the international system, an anarchy in which power is distributed among states, and not by human nature.

The option about ignoring unpleasant realities is wrong because that is the opposite. The option about an orderly and peaceful society is wrong because that is a liberal or English school claim. The option about human nature is wrong because it describes classical realism of Morgenthau.

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