- How has colonialism affected the way that international relations have traditionally been studied in terms of theory, power, and discourse? Then explain the role that colonialism played in creating the modern political landscape in either the Middle East or South Asia (India-Pakistan).
Be sure to explain the following in your response:
the impacts of colonialism on the Global North and the Global South.
Orientalism and Eurocentrism’s impact on the dominant theories in IR and the conventional understanding of power in the global system
- Why do scholars say that the international political system is anarchic? What does anarchy mean in our class and what consequences does it have for global politics? Use two of the dominant theories in IR to explain anarchy in the international system (i.e. Realism, Liberalism, Constructivism).
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