Self-test questions 10.3

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. The feminist international relations theories that emerged in the late 1980s arose from a frustration with each of the following trends in the discipline, except

the embrace of positivism. correct incorrect

the embrace of rationalism. correct incorrect

the exclusion of post-positivist approaches. correct incorrect

the embrace of interpretive, ideational, and sociological approaches. correct incorrect

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. The work of early feminist international relations theorists was

only deconstructive (it critiqued the state of the field, but offered no insights into how international relations could be better studied). correct incorrect

only reconstructive (it accepted the traditional foundations of Western political thought and focused only on introducing new methods for understanding international politics). correct incorrect

focused on defending realism/neorealism and liberalism/neoliberalism. correct incorrect

both deconstructive (it critiqued the state of the field) and reconstructive (it introduced new methods and theories for understanding international politics). correct incorrect

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