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who are the key actors?

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organizations

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who are the dominate actors in global politics?

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states

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what are states characterized by?

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their sovereignty(authority, political independence, legal equity with other states) territory, and population

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what is a key difference between domestic and global politics?

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the anarchic inter-nation system

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what are international organizations? IOs

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a broad category of increasingly influential groups that are organized around a particular set of issues/interests

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what are intergovernmental organizations? IGOs

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states are members to address collective interest Eg. the UN

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what are non governmental organizations? NGOs

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non-profits, they are more likely to have individuals as members

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what are multinational companies? MNCs

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for profit and operate in more than one country– large MNCs have economic power greater that some countries eg. Apple

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what are individuals as actors?

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they are decision makers, protesters, and members of NGOs

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what are nations?

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a nation is rather a people rather than an institution or territorial entity

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what are states?

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an institution or territorial entity

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what are multinational states?

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states the connect themselves as one nation; a nation-state

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what is a theory

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it is a way to deal with the complexity of the world. No theory is correct, all are interconnected sets of ideas and concepts– theory provides structure and clarity

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what is do realist theorists believe?

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the view that politics is driven by competitive self-interest and that the central dynamic of the global system is a struggle for power among states as each tries to improve its military

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what do classical realist believe?

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thought that believes that the root cause of conflicts is the aggressive nature of humans

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what do liberalists believe?

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the view that people and the countries representing them are capable of cooperating to achieve a common goal often through global organizations and according to international law

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what do classical liberalists believe?

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attributes cooperation to human nature and the understanding that people can achieve more collectively than individually

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what do neoliberalists believe?

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the inherent conflict in an anarchic global system but asserts it can be eased by building global and regional organizations a processes that allow actors to cooperate for their mutual benefit

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what is the Global north and south?

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the global south: are countries that are of lower industrial and economic power

global north: are countries that are of higher industrial and economic power

global south is dependent on the global north–because; colonization

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what do world system theorists believe?

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global politics is an economic society brought about the spread of capitalism and characterized by a hierarchy of countries and regions based on a gap in economic circumstance

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what is Marxist theory about?

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a philosophy of Karl Marx– economic order determines political and social relationships. the future is determined by economic struggle. social and political relations

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what is dependency theory?

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the view of global politics as an economic system in which the global south is dependent upon the global north

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what is constructivist theory?

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the view that changing ideas, norms, and identities of global actors shape global politics

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what is feminist theory?

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a collection of theoretical approaches that analyze the role of gender in global politics

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what is a neorealist?

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a branch of realist though that attributes the self-interested struggle for power among countries to the anarchic nature of the global system

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what is power?

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political power is defined as who gets what, when and how

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what is hard power?

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it is material and coercive

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what is soft power?

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it is persuasive and manipulative

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absolute vs. relative power

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absolute power is material attributes and relative power is attempting to accurately assess ones capabilities

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thinking about power; capability

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material assets represent ones capabilities

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thinking about power; credibility

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to the extent a country is willing to USE those assets

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objective vs. subjective power

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capability and willingness to use those assets is objective power
others understanding of that capability and willingness is subjective power

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what are the 3 levels of analysis? and where does it draw from?

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individual, state and system– draws from behaviorism

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what is individual analysis?

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how people shape global politics

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what is the rationality of individual analysis?

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assume that humans are rational and able to to identify their interests and preferences

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what is the cognitive factor of individual analysis? describe each briefly

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different ways of thinking through a problem;

  • cognitive consistency: looking for evidence that confirms our understanding

-optimistic bias: estimating the likelihood of success once a course of action has taken place

-heuristic devices: is taking mental shortcuts such as analogies or historical precedent as a guide

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what is state level analysis?

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emphasizes the characteristics of states and how they make and implement foreign policy

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what is the technological factor to state level?

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information and communication resources, infrastructure, commitment to R&D investments

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what is the geographical factor to state level?

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geographical size and topography of a country, natural resources, and climate of a country

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what is state sovereignty?

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defined as seeking self-determination/ creation of and effective governing mechanism/ recognition by the global community

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what is regime authority?

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foreign policy process is different depending on the regime type– foreign policy focused on central government because it is a important issue, effects of foreign policy will be more diffused

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what is the societal factor of state level; political culture?

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long standing practices of a country- can shape foreign policy

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what is the societal factor of state level; demographic

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population size and age distribution are economically significant

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what is the societal factor of state level; human development

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education and health factors shape a societies capacity

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what is systems level analysis?

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the focus on identify and assessing the constraints and opportunities that the global system imposes on states and nonstate actors

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what are the structural characteristics of systems level?

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organization of authority– how rules are made and enforced–vertical authority (top-down) and horizontal authority (bottom-up)

47
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what is interdependence?

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scope, frequency and intensity of interactions among actors within the international system– increasing through globalization.
it is an opportunity and vulnerability as it reflects the mutual dependance that are often ungoverned

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what is polarity?

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number of actors in a particular system

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what is unipolar?

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where one actor is dominant and is likely to approach a vertical hierarchy

50
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what is bipolar?

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where 2 superpowers roughly equally split power and authority in the system
eg. cold war

51
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what is multipolar?

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where power is fragmented among several great powers that can shift from rivals to allies
eg. concert of Europe–to end Napoleonic wars

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what is hegemony?

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it is the characteristic of a unipolar system, with a dominant actor that sets the “rules of the game” for a particular system– states must be willing to accept the rules to benefit

53
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what is nationalism?

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is the process of transforming the collective national identity into a political ideology

54
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what is a nation-state?

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where nations and states overlap

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what is decolonization?

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the process of states withdrawing from a colony leaving it independent– nationalism is important, calls for self-determination

56
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what are some negative aspects of nationalism?

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parochialism, xenophobia, exceptionalism, nativism, cultural discrimination–ethnonationalism, imperialism

57
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what is parochialism?

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our national sense of difference and separateness can limit our sense of responsibility or concern for the “other”

58
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what is self-determination? is it good or bad?

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positives; norm upon which much of the global system is based

negatives; hard to achieve in practice since which ethnic group that develops, national consciousness should be accommodation of self-determination

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what is globalization?

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the spread of ideas and trade on an international scale

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what is a driver of globalization?

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technological advances; transportation is critically important in increasing the volume of goods and carried quickly around the world

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what is neoliberal institutionalism?

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it posits that formal intergovernmental organizations as well as the less formal normative framework of the international institutions– make cooperation easier to achieve

62
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what is dependency theory in terms of globalization?

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it refers to an unequal system

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how has globalization effected economics?

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informal sectors (legal and illegal) and formal sectors result in globalization

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how has globalization effected culture?

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culture homogenization and the rise of global brands and consumer products– growth of the English language

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what is transnationalism?

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identities and links that transcend state boundaries and authority and are driven by globalization and identification

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what is an international non-governmental organization? INGOs

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they’re grown in numbers and can be influential on policy and agenda-setting on their issues of interest

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what is transnational advocacy network? TANs

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they are groups of NGOs and INGOs focused on a particular issue– effective in bringing new ideas and norms into policy debates

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what is a transnational movement?

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vary enormously in the type, strength etc but have been facilitated by globalization
eg. transnational women’s movement or transnational crime; profit driven illicit activity

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