Crisis in UKRAINE

Levels of analysis are a way of framing research in order to find patterns in observable phenomenon.  Each level provides and understanding and approach from a different set of factors.  The first level of analysis is the individual. This level of analysis attempts to gain and understanding on motivation and why people act the way they do.  Political psychology seeks to understand this level of analysis. The second level of analysis considers what goes on within the state but above the individual.  This would be looking at domestic political systems, how culture affects politics, institutions, religion, elections, and so much more. There are many ways to go about viewing the second level of analysis at the international relations level, including international institutions, ethnic groups, Multi-National Corporations, and other factors.

The third level of analysis is the system. This is the traditional level of analysis for international relations. Realism considers the system as a whole and each actor within that system acting based on their characteristics and placement in the system.  Given the parameters of the system, each state will act according to its characteristics and placement, regardless of what is going on at the second or first levels.
Examine the use of levels of analysis to write 2-3 pages paper on the recent vents in Ukraine. Consider how levels of analysis dictate different types of questions. Examine and evaluate the use of levels of analysis to provide applicable answers on issues of global politics. Political science takes a multi-level approach to understanding the political world. From the international system down to the mind of the individual, the level of analysis becomes a lens through which information is structured. Argue and identify how levels of analysis reflect or inform different theoretical or methodological approaches to foreign policy and international relations.
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Breslow, J. (2014, May 27). The Putin Factor: Russia, America and the Geopolitics of Ukraine. Retrieved May 4, 2015, from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/battle-for-ukraine/the-putin-factor-russia-america-and-the-geopolitics-of-ukraine/

The Battle for Ukraine. (n.d.). Retrieved May 4, 2015, from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/battle-for-ukraine/.