579International RelationsMedium
Why is the term post-structuralism preferred by most scholars to post-modernism, with which it was often used interchangeably?
AOther international relations scholars were too overtly critical of ‘post-modern’ theories.
BPost-structuralism has more letters.
CThe term underlines that post-structuralism is not confined to a particular post-modern period and is a position with shares more with its opponents, as scholar Waever argues.
DPost-modernism connotes ‘anti-modernism,’ and post-structuralist theory is concerned with ‘modern’ events.
Correct answer
C. The term underlines that post-structuralism is not confined to a particular post-modern period and is a position with shares more with its opponents, as scholar Waever argues.
Explanation
The correct answer is The term underlines that post-structuralism is not confined to a particular post-modern period and is a position with shares more with its opponents, as scholar Waever argues..