Chapter 2
Understanding Comparative Politics :
Eurocentrism Going Beyond Eurocentrism :
Third World Approach
Questions for Revision
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTIONS
1. The ideology or belief that European Civilisational values and ---------- are the best and much developed than other civilizations got identified as ---------- .
2. During 17th, and 1 9th centuries international relations continued to be ---------- and involved in ---------- .
3. ---------- was a cultural phenomenon which projected the view that ---------- values were superior to all non-western values .
4. Europeans under-valued and ignored the ---------- of Asian and African people .
5. Belief in Eurocentrism was behind the European ---------- , ---------- in ---------- and ---------- .
6. During the 17th century European countries themselves remained involved in ---------- in the name of ---------- and ---------- .
7. During ---------- the Central European state remained involved in ---------- i.e. the war on Religion .
8 . In 1648 ---------- restored peace among ---------- and thereafter these adopted and pursued vigorously the policy of ---------- in Asia, and later on in Africa and other parts of the world .
9. The two World Wars of 20th century exploded the myth of ---------- when Asian Armies and people played a big role in the defeat of ---------- and ---------- in First and Second World Wars, respectively .
10 . After the end of World War II, the process of liberalion of Asia as and Africa got the name ---------- .
11 . During 1945 ---------- rise of ---------- and ---------- led to the end of ---------- and its ---------- .
12. In this era of ----------, and equal ---------- Rights and ---------- there is no place for ---------- .
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (ONE WORD OR FEW WORDS ANSWER)
Q.1. Eurocentricism stands for what ?
Q.2. European civilisational values means particularly what ?
Q.3. What is meant by Eurocentrism in International Politics .
Q.4. In the 17th Century the Thirty Year War of Religion took place during which years .
Q.5. The Westphalia Peace Threaty 1648 provide for what ?
Q.6. What was the impact of Westphalia Peace Treaty on European states ?
Q.7. What was the major development in European nation-states which provided ground for strong belief in Eurocentricism .
Q.8. What was the impact of Eurocentricism in international relations of post Wesphalia 17th and 18th and 19th centuries .
Q.9. In the era of European colonialism and Imperialism what major change came in International Relations ?
LONG ANSWER QWUESTIONS
1. What is Political Economy ? Discuss the nature of Political Economy Approach in Comparative Politics .
2. Discuss the central theme of Political Economy Approach . How can it be used in Comparative Politics ?
3. Define the Dependency Theory . What is its central focus ?
4 . Explain the main features of Dependency Theory . What is meant by Centre-Periphery Model ?
5. Explain Dependency Theory with particular reference to the views of Andre Gunder Frank .
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Define Political Economy .
2. How Political Economy is an Interdisciplinary Approach ?
3. What is Dependency Theory ?
4. How Dependency Theorists define the relationship between the Developed (Capitalist) states and Developing / Under-Developed states .
5. How Economic System impacts the Political System ?
6. Write 6 lines on Andre Gunder Frank's view of Dependency Theory .
7. How did karl Marx and Engels use Political Economy Approach in Politics ?
8. What are the Core states and Peripheral states in Dependency Theory ?
9. Discuss two major limitations of Dependency Theory .
10. What is the central theme of the Political Economy Approach ?
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