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What are four views of global level politics?

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  • Realism
  • Liberal internationalism
  • Constructivism
  • Post sructuralism
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Realism idea of power in international realtions

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States are unitary and can only depend on themselves, self-help is the national interest and it is achieved through power

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Realism idea of global governance

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  • Any constraints on sovereignty are self-interested and temporary
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What does realism contribute as an ideology?

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It answers questions of conflict, failed states, great power conflict

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Liberal Internationalism idea of power in international relations

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  • The state is not unitary; IR constituted by MNCs, NGOs, IGOs, social movements
  • there are networks of actors with different interests
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Realism: possibility of peace in international relations

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Peace is achievable when everyone recognizes their place: the strong do what they want and the weak do what they can

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Liberal internationalism: possibility of peace in international relations

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International actors seek stability, peace, prosperity, and these things require predictability and order

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liberal internationalism idea of global goverenance

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  • emergence of global civil society with human rights, cooperation, rule of law
    Global governance:
  • regionally: EU, AU, ASEAN, Mercosur
  • Functionally: UPU, WHO, WFP, ICANN, ICAO
  • Globally: GA, UNSC, ICC, IMF, World Bank, WTO
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What does liberal internationalism contribute as an ideology?

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Answers questions of cooperation, economic development

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EU

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European union

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ASEAN

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Association of South-East Asian Nations

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Mercosur

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Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay

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UPU

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Universal Postal Union

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WHO

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World Health Orginization

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WFP

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World Food Program

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ICANN

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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

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ICAO

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International Civil Aviation Organization

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UNSC

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United Nations Security Council

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ICC

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International Criminal Court

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IMF

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International Monetary Fund

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WTO

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World Trade Orginization

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AU

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African Union

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What does Social Constructivism contribute as an ideology?

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Answers questions of change and continuity, identities and interests

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What does post structuralism contribute as an ideology?

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Answers questions of structure, power, who benefits

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three elements of sovereignty:
- Legitimate authority - Supreme authority - territorial control
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consequences of sovereignty
- internally: fosters order | - Externally: perpetuates anarchy
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Earliest form of sovereignty
Absolute monarchy
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Internal shift in sovereignty:
Democracy External: absolute Internal: Conditional
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Future shift in sovereignty
Responsibility to protect | To become fully conditional
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Criticism of sovereingty
- people, goods, money, ideas routinely cross borders | - it facilitates global conflict and permits human rights abuses within the state
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2 situations states can go to war under the UN charter:
Self defense: ch 7 art 51 | Security council mandate: ch 7 art 39 42
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Conditions to invoke r2p
- the state is unwilling to protect its citizens - gross abuses of human rights - under these conditions the international community has the right to intervene
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Effects of r2p:
Makes sovereignty conditional
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Hugo grotius
Concerning the law of war and peace
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Crimes against humanity
- can be committed during times of peace - can be part of a policy - ex. Dehumanized, terrorism, torture, rape
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Obstacles to ICC functioning
``` US - Bush refused to join - ICC request to investigate US actions in Afghanistan African Union - disproportionate focus on Africa ```
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Political Conflict
a state of opposition over something the government is doing or proposes to do
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Four types of political conflict:
- protest (usually following the failure of conventional approaches) - guerrilla war and insurgency - terrorism - revolution
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4 types of protest
- Institutional - Moderate - Direct action - Violence
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institutional protest
- voting - lobbying - interest groups
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moderate protest
- petitions - legal demonstrations - boycotts
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direct action protest
- unofficial strike - illegal demonstrations - peaceful occupations - civil disobedience
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violent protest
- unintentional - breaking windows - guerrilla warfare - assassination - terrorism
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political violence
use of physical force with a political objective
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guerrilla warfare
- mobile, few in number, operate on familiar territory, locally supported - target enemy's technology and numbers
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counter insurgency
- a blend of political and military action; it must proportionally control the guerrillas militarily and address complaints
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terrorism
- demonstration of power and creates pressure on the government - logic of total war
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total war
there are no innocent victims
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Revolution and types of revolution
- radical change Two types - political revolution - social revolution
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political revolution
- armed overthrow, changes ruler | - does not affect basic organization of a government
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social revolution
- brings fundamental economic, political, social change
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three goals of development
- basic needs - diversified economy - environmentally sustainable
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Human development index measures
- education - life expectancy - gross national income per capita
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ODA
Official development assistance

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