MODULE 3 Flashcards
(33 cards)
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- The study of global politics and interactions of the states and non- state actors, including its people.
- It is the increasing interdependence of political institutions, state interrelations, and having a global political system
● result of countries’ alliances
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Political Globalization
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- a condition where there is no authority or government beyond the state or nation that regulates power relations.
- it does not subscribe to the idea of interdependence since the people they considered friends today could be their enemies tomorrow.
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Anarchy
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- refers to the world without a global government or any political organization that could impose or enforce rules against any independent state.
● ’us first’ mentality
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Realism
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- recognized that the world is anarchic but believes that it can be solved through political interdependence both by the state and non-state actors.
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Liberalism
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- is a political and legal concept, while Nation is a racial, ethnic, and cultural concept.
- Is a community of persons, more or less numerous, permanently occupying a definite portion of territory, independent of external control and possessing a government to which a great body of inhabitants render habitual obedience”
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State (vs Nation)
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- is a primarily socio- cultural and historical association of people in a given territory, and for the Nation to exist, it does not need the essential elements of the state
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Nation
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- pertains to the supreme power of the State to command and impose obedience to its jurisdiction without interference or control by any other entity or
another state.
Internal
External
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Sovereignty
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- refers to the ultimate authority or the power to rule
within the state.
*no individuals can interfere, like the Church
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Internal
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- a.k.a. Independence, or state’s ability to act as an
autonomous entity.
*ex: China cannot pass law to the Philippines
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External
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- He believes that nation-states that are free, sovereign, and democratic will result in the creation of political interdependence based on mutual respect and cooperation.
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Woodrow Wilson
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Internationalism
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Socialist Internationalism:
Liberal Internationalism
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- Advocated for the solidarity among the working class (proletariat), and sought to abolish the capitalist system controlled by the bourgeoisie - middle-class.
- This echoes one criticism against the capitalist society where the “rich get richer and the poor get poorer.”
- After the Russian revolution, a fundamental socialist movement emerged under the name of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
- However, after the collapse of the USSR in the 1990s, socialist internationalism was limited only to selected European countries and cannot be regarded as a significant player in international relations.
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Socialist Internationalism
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- focused on economic interdependence, the rule of law, cooperation between nation-states, and arbitration (through diplomacy, mediation, negotiation) of disputes.
- emerged as the prevailing and generally accepted principle in international relations and resulted in the
founding of the United Nations.
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Liberal Internationalism
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- signified that all states, big or small, have an equal right, including the right to self-determination – the principle of free and independent government. Hence, all States are obliged not to intervene in the affairs of another State. This Westphalian system created a political order called the modern nation-state system or Interstate system in Europe. However, this structure was not part of the international order until the late twentieth century, when America, the Soviet Union, Europe, and other nations eventually joined the community of states as independent and separate political entities.
● began in the 17th century
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Westphalian Treaty
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- a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
- is based on the goal of eliminating socioeconomic class struggles by creating a classless society in which everyone shares the benefits of labor and the state controls all property and wealth.
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Communism
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- is a broad philosophy developed in the second half of the 19th century that unifies social, political, and economic theory. It is mainly concerned with the battle between the working class and the ownership class and favors communism and socialism over capitalism.
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Karl Marx
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Proponents of Socialist Internationalism
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- Marx and Engels
- Vladimir Lenin (Russia)
- Joseph Stalin
18
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- Alter the economy in favor of the workers (proletariat). Advocates that the working class of the world must unite and identify themselves to their fellow workers and not by the capitalists. “Workers of the World, Unite”- Communist Manifesto - one class of people would solve the problem
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Marx and Engels
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- who believed that the problems of workers are an international concern. He led the revolution against capitalist society by any means possible. Under USSR and Communist International (Comintern - a communist international organization) were established.
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Vladimir Lenin (Russia)
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- who advocated for greater cooperation among nation-states to adopt a socialist concept of common ownership of the means of production in total economic and social equality among its citizens that would eventually lead to communism.
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Joseph Stalin
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Proponents of Liberal Internationalism
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- Immanuel Kant
- Jeremy Bentham
- Giuseppe Mazzini
- Woodrow Wilson
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- who believed in the creation of global government and world citizenship.
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Immanuel Kant
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- advanced the idea of the creation of international law that would regulate interstate relations.
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Jeremy Bentham
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- promoted the idea that independent and stable nation-states would form the basis of global cooperation.
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Giuseppe Mazzini
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- advocated for the establishment of the League of Nations (LON) that eventually restructured to what is now known as the United Nations.
Woodrow Wilson
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- is the most potent manifestation of the ascendancy of Liberal internationalism in contemporary global politics. The primary duty is to preserve and establish peace, stability, and cooperation among nations
United Nation (structure and members)
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The UN established six principal organs:
1. General Assembly (GA)
2. Security Council (SC)
3. Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC)
4. International Court of Justice (ICJ)
5. Trusteeship Council
6. Secretariat
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- is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the UN. All Member States of the UN are represented in the General Assembly, making it the only UN body with universal representation.
● happens annually every September
General Assembly (GA)
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- has primary responsibility, under the UN Charter, for the maintenance of international peace and security. The Security Council takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression. It calls upon the parties to a dispute to settle it by peaceful means and recommends methods of adjustment or terms of settlement.
Security Council (SC)
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- the principal body for coordination, policy review, policy dialogue and recommendations on economic, social and environmental issues, as well as implementation of internationally agreed development goals.
*SDG
Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC)
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- the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. The Court’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by member states.
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
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- provide international supervision for 11 Trust Territories that had been placed under the administration of seven Member States, and ensure that adequate steps were taken to prepare the Territories for self-government and independence.
- provide international supervision for Trust Territories and ensure that adequate steps were taken to prepare the Territories for self-government and independence.
● non-operational now
Trusteeship Council
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- comprises the Secretary-General and tens of thousands of international UN staff members who carry out the day-to-day work of the UN as mandated by the General Assembly and the Organization's other principal bodies.
● points out agenda
Secretariat
