NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, JODHPUR

Continuous Assessment
U.G. V Semester
Political Science III- International Relations

Time : 3P.M. to 4P.M. Marks: 15

INSTRUCTIONS
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Follow the examination protocol
3. Answer scripts have to be submitted on the following ids
online5ug10@nlujodhpur.ac.in
onlinebackup5@nlujodhpur.ac.in
4. Answer scripts cannot be submitted after 4P.M.

Q.1 What is the unifying theme around which all Realists thinking converges and how
conflict can emerge and impact behavior of states even if the actors have benevolent
intent towards each other? Explain. Also enumerate the limitations of all strands of
Realism. (7.5)

Q.2 What was the key question that animated this Neo-Marxist who shifted the focus of
Marxist analysis more towards superstructural phenomena and the processes of consent?
Explain his question and the reasoning given behind it. Discuss the major assumptions
and explanations of this theory. (7.5)