MPS-2 Solved Assignment English Medium 2025-26

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IGNOU MPS-2 Solved Assignment English Medium 2025-26

MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME
IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (MPS)
ASSIGNMENT
(First Year)
July 2025 and January 2026 Sessions

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: THEORY AND PROBLEMS
(MPS-002)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
Course Code: MPS-002
Assignment Code: ASST/TMA/2025-26
Marks: 100

Note: Answer five questions, selecting at least two questions from each section.
SECTION – I
Answer in ~ 500 words per answer (20 marks each)
1. Explain the realist approach in international relations.
2. Critically examine Marxism and neocolonialism in IR.
3. Distinguish between globalism and globalization.
4. Analyse the North–South divide in global environmental crises.
5. Define self-determination and its contemporary relevance.

SECTION – II
Answer in ~250 words per answer (20 marks each)
6. (a) What are international security communities?
(b) Discuss transnational movements.
7. (a) Comment on the role of science and technology in International relations.
(b) Explain the role of NGOs in global politics.
8. (a) Define regionalism and theories behind it.
(b) Explain the functions of the IMF and World Bank.
9. (a) How does nuclear proliferation pose a threat?
(b) Examine ethnic resurgence and identity-based conflicts.
10. (a) Discuss intervention: types and international law dimensions.
(b) Write a note on international terrorism versus cross-border conflict.

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