Question

Traditional approaches seek to explain why and how states have sought security. Which answer best describes the approach of traditional Security Studies?

पर्याय

• Traditional theories explain international politics as the distribution of power among members of an international system, and specifically as the balance of power amongst major states. The relative power and the constraints of a state are reflective of the security strategy of that state.

• The traditional approaches emerged in response to the Cold War, and to the accumulation of tension and competition between the two Superpowers. Traditional theories seek to explain behaviour in terms of arms accumulation.

• Traditional conceptions emerged to explain the clusters of norms and patterns of behaviour that result in the management of conflict and cooperation in the international system, in specific spheres of activities. 

• Traditional approaches are concerned with sovereignty. Sovereignty is a legal status; it gives the state control over a specified territory, means it is free from arbitrary intervention and is responsible to no higher authority. Traditional theories examine the patterns of behaviour and relative cooperation of sovereign states in the international system.

Answer 1

Traditional approaches are concerned with sovereignty. Sovereignty is a legal status; it gives the state control over a specified territory, means it is free from arbitrary intervention and is responsible to no higher authority. Traditional theories examine the patterns of behaviour and relative cooperation of sovereign states in the international system.

Explanation:

Traditional approaches focus on sovereignty. Sovereignty is a legal status that grants a state control over a specific territory, means it is immune to arbitrary intervention, and is accountable to no higher authority. Traditional theories investigate the behaviour patterns and relative cooperation of sovereign states in the international system. Historically, there have been two dominant explanations for why and how states seek security: realism and liberalism. As theories, Realism, and Liberalism have emphasised Security Studies, they inform much of the discipline's thinking and remain highly influential.