Why has realist scholar Stephen Walt warned against adopting a post-structuralist approach?
Correct answer: C. He argues that post-structuralism is, in its current form, unable to comprehend world politics and security studies and instead focuses too much on being a critical approach.
- A. Post-structuralism is too concerned with human rights.
- B. Post-structuralism does not focus enough on 'the state' as the primary category of political organisation.
- C. He argues that post-structuralism is, in its current form, unable to comprehend world politics and security studies and instead focuses too much on being a critical approach.
- D. Post-structuralism does not place enough focus on civil liberties and human rights.
Explanation
Walt's realist criticism is that post-structuralism gives insufficient attention to the state and cannot adequately explain central problems of world politics and security studies. Its emphasis on critique and discourse is therefore seen as a limitation by realists.
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