Chapter 11 Flashcards
(33 cards)
Devolution
The process in which a country’s government cedes power to a sub-national group or area, or an area breaks away and forms a new state
Devolution Examples
Autonomous
Areas within a country that have a degree of self-governance and independence, allowing them to manage their own affairs while still being part of a larger state
Semi-Autonomous
Area where a group has some kind of political autonomy
Supranationalism
When several countries form an organization to achieve common goals and benefits for all countries, must give up a peace of your sovereignty
Supranational Organizations are often..
Political, military, economic or environmental
Supranational Organization Examples
The UN, NATO, the EU
Sovereignty
A concept that a state has the supreme authority to govern itself and make decisions within its own borders without interference from other states or organizations
Time-Space Compression
The way the world is seemingly getting smaller, or compressing, as a result of increased transport, communication, and capitalist processes
Democratization
The process of moving a nation’s government from an authoritarian to a democratic system
Economic Supranationalism
When countries join together to cooperate economically
Economics of Scale
The cost advantages companies gain from increasing their output
Military and Strategy Supranationalism
Countries often join together to cooperate militarily
Environmental Supranationalism
Countries often join together to cooperate on environmental issues
Hegemony
A dominating force
Hegemonic Countries
Currently US and China
Heartland Theory
Who controls East Europe controls the heartland, who controls the heartland controls world island, who controls world island controls to world
Rimland Theory
Coastal land around Eurasia is more important than world island
World Island
Made up of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Was thought to be the largest, most popular, richest area of the world
Spain/Catalonia in Devolution
Catalonia voted and said they were independent, but only 43% showed up to vote, and Spain said this was illegal while tension still shows in the area
Catalonia
A wealthy semi-autonomous region in Spain that’s home to 7.5 million people
Centripetal Force
A force that unites a group of people. Anything they have that is similar or common
Centripetal Force Example
Americas unitedness after 9/11 because after we had all gone through the same thing, even though we had different experiences, we still came together for a short period of time
Centrifugal Force
A force that divides a group of people. Anything they have that is different
