(1) Kenneth Waltz revolutionized the way international relations scholars approach conflict in international relations theory with his 1959 book Man, the State, and War. (2) Waltz claimed that theories fell into one of three explanations: government-level explanations, individual-level explanations, or system-level explanations. (3) He noted that explanations of war were more or less persuasive depending on the actor in focus (or the "unit of analysis"). (4) Focusing on different actors at different levels could obscure or highlight different problems related to war theorizing.
The phrase “individual-level explanations” (sentence 2) most likely means
(A) actor in focus.
(B) small scale explanations.
(C) large scale explanations.
(D) war theorizing.
