Exam 1 Flashcards
(45 cards)
state
an inhabited territorial entity controlled by a government that exercises sovereignty over its territory
nation-states
States whose populations share a sense of national identity, usually including language and culture
IGO
an organization whose members are state governments, like UN
NGO
a transnational group or entity that interacts with states, multinational corporations, other NGOs and IGOs
North-South gap
disparity in resources between developing and developed (industrialized) countries
realism
an approach to the international sphere that emphasizes power, self-help, balancing and anarchy
Power
ability or potential to influence others’ behavior: can be having inherent characteristics or can be relative
norms
shared expectations about what behavior is proper
soveriegnty
a state’s right to do what it wants within its borders
security dilemma
a situation in which states actions to ensure their own security are perceived as threats to the security of other states
hegemonic stability theory
regimes are the most effective when power in the international sphere is most concentrated, because that state acts as a sort of central government
NATO
US led military alliance (1949) to oppose and deter soviet power in Europe (combat Warsaw in 1955)
deterrence
the threat to punish another actor if it takes a certain negative action
compellence
the threat of force to make another actor take some action
interdependence
a political and economic situation in which two states are simultaneously dependent on each other for their well being
liberal institutionalism
an approach that stresses the importance of international institutions reducing the inherent conflict that realists assume in an international system
collective security
formation of a broad alliance of most major actors in an international system for the purpose of jointly opposing aggression by any actor
constructivism
a movement in IA theory that examines how changing international norms and actors’ identities help shape the content of state interest
postmodernism
an approach that denies the existence of a single fixed reality and pays special attention to texts–how people talk about a subject
marxism
a branch of socialism that emphasizes exploitation and class struggle and includes communism
difference feminism
there are important differences between men and women, although they may be more culturally created than biologically determined
liberal feminism
the differences between men and women are trivial
postmodern feminism
sex and gender are not the same thing; the leadership positions in IA tend to have a masculine gender identity
gender gap
women have a lower support on average than men for military actions
