power sovereignty from online Flashcards
(14 cards)
actor
An entity that is capable of taking meaningful action or effecting
change. Actors range
from us as individuals all the way up to the most powerful states
and intergovernmental organisations.
authoritarian state
where political power is concentrated in an institution not accountable to the people of that state (North Korea)
balance of power
one state is not dominant over another, doesn’t go with the hegemonic ambitions of all states
bipolar world order
global system concentrated around two world nations, like US and Soviet Union during the Cold War.
collective security
the idea of common defense, like NATO
colonialism
process of a state seeking to establish or mantain control over other terittories or people. The aim is to increase the economic benefit of the colonising power.
compellence
when one country or group tries to force another to do something they don’t want to do by using threats or actual military action.
constitution
a set of principles that set out how a state should be governed.
credibility
The willingness of countries to carry through with its use of power such as weapons or
resources.
declarative theory of statehood
A theory that states are only states because they meet four criteria:
1) a defined territory;
2) a permanent population; 3) a government and
4) a capacity to enter into relations
with other states. This is opposed to the constitutive theory of statehood.
deterrence
strategy of preventing an enemy from doing something by threatening serious consequences.
democratic state
people elect the leader, technically indirect democracy. IN modern global systems, direct is very rare.
diplomacy
refers to the process by which states manage their international relations. This is
almost always carried out by professional diplomats although there are notable exceptions,
such as politically appointed ambassadors by the US in some circumstances.
external sovereignty
This concept contrasts with internal sovereignty. Internal sovereignty refers to the supreme
authority of a state within its territory while external sovereignty means that other states
acknowledge the state’s internal sovereignty.
