PS 3510 Mid-Term Exam
Study Guide
There will be 3 types of short answers for the midterm: Questions requiring students to
match authors with book titles and authors with concepts, theories; multiple choices, i.e.,
selecting the appropriate answer(s) to complete a statement or answering a question; and,
true/false statements.
Authors
Book Titles
Theories
Robert Dahl
Modern Political Analysis
Influence/Power
Conditions Influencing
the Outcome of Conflict
Seymour Lyset
Political Man
Isolation and Insecurity
Sources of Authoritarianism
Francis Fukuyama
The End of History
Liberal Democratic
Capitalism will ultimately
prevail
Thomas Hobbes
The Leviathan
Anti-social nature of people
The state of nature is “a war
of every man, against every
man”. Source of Conflict
Karl Marx
Communist Manifesto
“All history is the history of
Class struggle”
Economic Determinism
Dialectical Materialism
Bourgeoise v. Proletariat
Nobility v. Peasants
Max Weber
The Protestant Ethic and the
Rise of Capitalism
Culture (values) influences
economics, The values are
Materialism, Rationalism and
Individualism
Samuel Huntington
The Clash of Civilization
The new world order
(post USSR) will be wars of
culture conflicts
Roger Fisher
“Negotiating Power”
Categories of Power
T.W. Adorno
The Authoritarian Personality
The Authoritarian Personality
Traits
Multiple Choice
The Democratic Personality
Traits of Character
Balance of Power
Influence on Conflict
Interest vs. Rights Arbitration
Distinction/Influence on Conflict
Factfinding vs. Arbitration
Distinction/Influence on Conflict
Informal/Formal Negotiation
Distinction/Influence on Conflict
Non Cumulative v. Cumulative Pattern
of Conflict
Distinction/Influence on Conflict
A priori v Ad hoc Procedures
Distinction/Influence on Conflict
Area of Agreement v Area of Disagreement
Distinction/Influence on Conflict
Nature v Nurture
Distinction/Influence on Conflict
Variable Sum v Zero Sum Conflict
Distinction/Influence on Conflict
Prisoner Dilemma v Game of Chicken
Distinction/Influence on Conflict
Negotiation v. Mediation
Distinction/Influence on Conflict
Pessimists/Optimists/Realists
Distinction/Origins of Conflict
Facts v Feelings
Distinction/Influence on Conflict
Absolute v Relative concept of winning
Distinction/Influence on Confict