Political Science · International Relations
UGC NET December 2018 Political Science
Which of the following statements is not correct?
AIdealist approach stresses the role of moral values
BIdealism is essentially a variant of liberal internationalism
CIdealist approach aims at reforming international system through international law
DIdealism is coextensive with liberalism ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Idealism is coextensive with liberalism — The statement that is not correct is that idealism is coextensive with liberalism.
Explanation
★The statement that is not correct is that idealism is coextensive with liberalism.
★Idealism and liberalism overlap but are not exactly the same in scope.
★Idealism, or utopianism, dominated inter-war thought and stressed morality in world politics.
★It does stress the role of moral values in international relations, which is a correct statement.
★It is indeed a strand of liberal internationalism, which is also correct.
★It did aim to reform the international system through international law and organisation, again correct.
★But liberalism is the broader tradition, of which idealism is only one part, so the two are not identical.
★Idealism shaped the League of Nations and the hopes of collective security after the First World War.
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