SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
PRELIMINARY EXAM 2022

MODULE CODE : PS1130

MODULE TITLE : Introduction to International Political Thought

DATE OF EXAM : 12 March 2022

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES :-

Candidates should answer THREE of the following NINE questions. All questions carry
equal marks.

Candidates are strongly advised to divide their time accordingly.

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1. Explain and assess the main elements of Thucydides’ ‘realism’.

2. How does Augustine’s theory of the two cities help us to understand international
politics?

3. Does Machiavelli have a theory of the state, and does it matter?

4. Does Hobbes have a theory of war?

5. What is the biggest threat to Rousseau’s Social Contract from international politics –
war or commerce and trade?

6. What does Clausewitz mean by describing war as ‘Politics by other means’?

7. Compare and contrast Lenin and Mao at theorists of revolution.

8. Critically assess Schmitt’s critique of international liberalism.

9. Is Rawls’s theory cosmopolitan or realist?

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