International Relations Paper I Past Paper 2018

Theory pairs dominate the International Relations Paper I past paper 2018. Q.2 traces the path that made IR an academic discipline. Q.3 sets neo-realism against constructivism and marks where the two meet and part. Q.4 asks how security has changed shape since its classical form. Q.5 defines strategic culture and lays out the determinants of Pakistan’s own. Q.6 links economic liberalism to neo-imperialism and economic dependency. Q.7 tests globalisation against national cultures and politics. Q.8 closes on pre-emptive self-defence in international law and the legality of the US use of force against Iraq. Candidates meet three of these questions again in 2020, a repeat this cluster’s pages make plain. This file holds the Part-II sheet only.

What this paper contains

  • This file carries Part-II (the descriptive part) of the paper.
  • Part-II — attempt four questions from Q.2–Q.8; each question carries 20 marks (Part-I holds the 20 MCQs, per the printed header)

Part-II questions

Q.2 — Describe the evolutionary process through which International Relations acquired the status of an academic discipline. (20)

Q.3 — What are the points of convergence and divergence in Neo-Realist and Constructivist approaches to the study of state behaviour in contemporary international politics? (20)

Q.4 — What are the changing dimensions of security and how they vary from the classical concept of international security? (20)

Q.5 — Define the concept of Strategic Culture and highlight the major determinants of Pakistan’s Strategic Culture. (20)

Q.6 — Explain the concept of Economics Liberalism and relate its core interests with the concept of Neo-imperialism or creating Economic Dependency. (20)

Q.7 — Globalisation is a buzz word of present day International Economic and Social Order; do you agree that it is transforming quickly the national cultures and politics? (20)

Q.8 — Describe the concept of Pre-Emptive Self-Defence in the context of International Law and critically evaluate the legitimacy of US use of force against Iraq. (20)

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