Author Question: What does Jervis mean when he claims that social constructivists' explanation for peace among ... (Read 28 times)

Haya94 · **on:** Sep 10, 2018

What does Jervis mean when he claims that social constructivists' explanation for peace among democracies mistakes effect for cause?

a. War creates shared identities, so the absence of war cannot.
b. It is peace that facilitates material prosperity, not the other way around.
c. The shared identities and images of Community members are products of the peace, not its cause.
d. They attribute peace to the presence of U.S. troops in Europe, but it was the initial peace that enabled U.S. troops to remain in Europe.
e. It is people's thought processes that produce peace or war outcomes.

Question 2

According to Jervis, which of the following developments could potentially threaten the unity of the Community?

a. the fallout from the current war in Iraq
b. the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Europe
c. disagreements over how to fight the global war on terrorism
d. a major trade dispute between the United States and the EU
e. the increasing reluctance of the European countries to pay for defense