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Reification

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viewing an abstract, immaterial concept as if it were a concrete thing

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What are the extreme forms of violent discrimination?

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Politicide, ethnic cleansing, genocide, holocaust

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Politicide

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mass systemic killing of political and or social opponents by radicalized governments or non-government forces

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What is an example of politicide?

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Stalin’s great purge

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Ethnic Cleansing

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the expulsion/ killing of an ethnic minority by a majority group to achieve ethnic homogeneity. Ultimate goal is to remove others.

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What is an example of ethnic cleansing?

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The Turkish Massacre

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Genocide

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different actions aimed at the destruction of essential foundations of life; annihilating groups completely.

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What is an example of genocide?

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Rwandan genocide. Mass slaughter of Tutsi ethnic group by extremist Hutu majority.

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Holocaust

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deliberate and systemic annihilation/ extermination of radical, political, or cultural groups

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Humanitarian Intervention

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collective use or threat of use of military force based on universal human rights and international human rights law/ responsibility to protect

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Why is transnational crime more serious in some countries but not others?

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Legal traditions and systems

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What are legal systems?

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the operational components that function day in and out/ institutional continuity/ tangible

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Common Law System

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english speaking countries/ interpretation/ judges are bound by precedent/ rely on oral evidence and public trial

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Civil Law System

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European countries/ written law as a yardstick/ inquisitorial system

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Socialist System

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Socialist Regimes/Administrative Law/Law as Policy/Combination of Dictatorship and Civil Law Elements/Rule by Law

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Islamic System

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Muslim countries/ practices and procedures derived from interpretation of the Koran

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Which countries have little to no crime?

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Switzerland, Japan, Ireland, and Singapore

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Which countries do a remarkable job in managing the underclass population?

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Switzerland, japan, and Singapore

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What approach does Switzerland practice?

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“Iron-fist, velvet glove.” Resembles the horizontal approach in dealing with crimes.

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What approach does Japan practice?

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Family values, community policing, education, honor/shame bases.

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What approach does Ireland practice?

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high confidence in authorities leads to high participation in crime control.

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What was the Paris Agreement?

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Historically legally binding agreement/ establishing international framework of cooperation based on nationally determined contribution/ known for inclusiveness/ controversies over effectiveness, fairness, and equity.

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What was the Kyoto protocol?

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set binding emission goals for developed countries/ controversies over emission reduction goals/ limited participation

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Who are the creators of the Prisoner’s Dilemma?

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Merrill Flood and Melvin Dresner

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What field of study does the Prisoner's Dilemma belong to?
Game theory
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In the Prisoner's Dilemma, what are the two options available to each suspect?
Cooperate by staying silent or defect by betraying the other
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What scenario is described in the Prisoner's Dilemma?
Two suspects are arrested and questioned separately
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Covid-19 in New Zealand
strong leadership, political unity, decisive decisions, effective communication, high public trust and compliance, strong public health infastrucure, and geographic location
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Covid-19 in Singapore
protective approach, outbreak healthcare preparedness, robust health care infastructure, collaboration among govt. agencies, effective communication, use of tech, public compliance.
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What is misinformation?
false information that is held or spread regardless of intent.
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What is disinformation?
false information that is spread with the intent to mislead.
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Libertarian Media System
Rationalism/ Natural rights. Rooted in works Locke, Milton, and Mill. Search for truth is one man's natural rights. Freedom of expression: free market place of ideas. Press informs, entertains and sells. Can't defame or be obscene/ checks government.
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Social Responsibility Media System
Everyone should have access to press/ there must be protection of press freedom at certain degree/ free marketplace as non-existent and non desirable. Press must be responsible for social well being of the people. Press can't violate people's rights.
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Agenda Setting Media Theory
The media tells the public not what to think but what to think about by setting news agenda and public agenda. The agenda setting function of the media causes the correlation between the media and public ordering of priorities.
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Framing Media Theory
Media tells people how to think about an issue by calling attention to some aSpects of reality while obscuring other elements. Organisation and construction of social reality.
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Example of framing media theory
war on terror, Iraq war
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Spiral of silence theory
People often keep silent due to fear of isolation and separation/ questions the role of responsibility of the media in society.
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Example of spiral of silence theory
Marginalization of minority groups
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Fariness Doctrine
Introduced by the FCC. Required broadcasters to present contrasting viewpoints on controversial public issues.
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What is a refugee
an individual who was forced to flee from home country across an international boundary because of a well-founded fear of being persecuted.
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What is an asylum seeker?
an individual who has fled their home country and is seeking international protection in another country, but whose claim for refugee status has not yet been legally recognized.
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US-China Relations- from zero engagement to rapprochement
- Mao zedong's "leaning towards one side" policy, cold war, Korean war, Taiwan, Tibetan uprising, Vietnam.
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- China's shift towards self reliance
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Ping Pong diplomacy
Nixon sends US ping-pong athletes to China to help ease tensions between the two cold war tensions.
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Under who was the normalization of diplomatic relations?
Deng Xiaoping and jimmy carter
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Taiwan relation act
maintain proper military and cultural relations with Taiwan from U.S
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Regan's 6 assurances to Taiwan
1. the u.s would not set a date for termination of arms sale
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2. the u.s would not alter the terms of the taiwan relations
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3. u.s would not mediate between taiwan and china
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4. u.s will not consult with china about arms sales.
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5. u.s will not recognize chinese sovereignty over taiwan
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U.S china relations since 2010's: from engagement to rivalry
US rising trade deficit and Barack Obama's pivot to asia pacific and allianc building in asia pacific: trans-pacific partnership, QUAD, AUKUS
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AUKUS
australia- united kingdom- united states security partnership
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QUAD
quadrilateral security dialogue
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China after covid-19
Slow economic recovery with formidable challenges. Alarming demographic changes. Further concentration of political power.
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What does civilian insturements of statecraft mean?
Non-military tools used by government used to influence
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What are the civilian instruments of statecraft?
Diplomacy, foreign aid, economic tools, public diplomacy, international institutions and law, and cyber tools

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