global politics 2 Flashcards
why do states organize collectively?
to address collective problems
what is functionalism?
emphasizes the bottom-up cooperation on non political technical and narrow issues
what is neofunctionalism?
emphasizes on a top-down approach where cooperation is achieved by creating IGO’s for difficult issues– people learn to trust and govern through those through spillover
what is neoliberal institutionalism
A formal intergovernmental organizations (IGO) as well as the less formal normative frameworks of international institutions such as multilateralism, make cooperation easier to achieve
what are the reasons for the growth in IGOs?
-increased international contact requiring routinised technical structure
-increased interdependence
-expansion of transnational problems that require collective solutions
-failure of state-centric security to avert war or the use of particular tactics within war
-efforts of small states to gain strength through collective action on issues such as economic development
how do IGOs function?
arena for interaction even if states are pursuing their national interests and using IGOs to gather info and communicate FP objectives– IGOs can become independent actors
who do some analysists think about IGOs?
that IGOs can become supranational organizations that assume power and authority from states and override state-level decision making
what are some critics of global governance?
who can join on what basis?
how many member of the UN are there?
193 members
what is the UNGA (UN General Assembly)?
it is a plenary body, it has all states but has P5 and 10 temp members
what is ECOSOC (UN Economics and Social Council)
it has 54 members and deal with specific issues related to the worlds economic, social, and environmental developments
who are the permanent 5?
US, Russia, China, France, UK
what is majority voting in the UN?
what is weighted voting in the UN?
what is unanimity voting int he UN?
who is the UN secretariat?
who is the UN secretary-general?
what is a criticism of member states?
size and effectiveness of UN staff
