1. Levels of analysis CHAPTER ONE International Relations 9/e
Goldstein and Pevehouse
Pearson Education, Inc.
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2. Levels of Analysis Many actors involved in IR
Leads to complexity of competing explanations and theories
Response: IR scholars sorted out the influences, actors, and processes, and categorize them into different levels of analysis
Perspective on IR based on a set of similar actors or processes that suggests possible explanations to “why” questions
Individual, domestic (state or societal), interstate, global levels of analysis
Example of applying different levels of analysis
War in Iraq
No correct level for a given “why” question.
Levels of analysis help suggest multiple explanations and approaches to consider in trying to explain an event.
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3. Table 1.3
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