Chapter One

Question 1

Westphalian System Assumptions

Answer 1

1. States are the primary actor, and should be studied by theorists.
2. Humans are confined to these states, leaders represent them.
3. There is no global central government.

Question 2

4 Requirements of State

Answer 2

1. Geographic Boundary
2. Government must have authority
3. Must have a population
4. Must be a recognized by other states

Question 3

Nation

Answer 3

A group of people who share common customs, religious, culture, history etc. They can be within a state, but they are a non-state entity.

Question 4

Nation-State

Answer 4

A state with only one nation in it.

Question 5

Localization

Answer 5

The movement resisting globalization.

Question 6

4 Crises Facing Globalized States

Answer 6

1. Crisis of Efficiency - states cannot manage global problems unilaterally
2. Crisis of legitimacy - as policy becomes more global, decisions are being made further from citizens, so their governments are representing them.
3. Crisis of identity - with citizenship blurring, other means of social identity are more prominent
4. Crisis of equity - globalization leaves many poor

Question 7

3 Analyses of Global Politics

Answer 7

1. Historical
2. Social-scientific levels of analyses
3. Constructivism

Question 8

Historical Analyses

Answer 8

Emphasizes understanding events within their historical context.

Question 9

4 Levels of Social Scientific Analyses

Answer 9

1. Individuals (leaders’ decisions)
2. Domestic (A country’s geography, economic, cultural circumstances)
3. System Influences ( How the world system operates affects our decisions)
4. Global (Things that occur beyond the state level Ex.: social media, market shifts)

Question 10

Constructivism

Answer 10

There is no objective historical narrative.
Everything you know is under certain biases.
History is told by the victor, and in capitalism told by political elites.