Unit 5: Global Governance

Question 1

A continuous process of balancing different interests and initiating cooperative action between different countries

Answer 1

Global Governance

Question 2

The 4 factors behind the emergence of global governance

Answer 2

• permeability of nation-states
• mass migration and flow of criminal elements
• internal events nation-states are unable to control on their own
• global problems a single nation-state is unable to tackle on their own

Question 3

An international organization founded in 1945 after WWII, currently made up of 193 members states, aims to foster cooperation among nation-states to address global problems

Answer 3

United Nations

Question 4

The 6 main bodies of the United Nations

Answer 4

• General Assembly
• International Court of Justice
• Security Council
• Trusteeship Council
• Economic & Social Council
• Secretariat

Question 5

The 5 roles and functions of the United Nations

Answer 5

• maintain international peace & security
• protection of human rights
• deliver humanitarian aid
• promote sustainable development
• uphold international law

Question 6

4 key challenges of global governance

Answer 6

• nationalistic interests
• lack of consensus or general agreement
• indistinct & diffused authority
• incoherent policies on emerging trends

Question 7

The […] is a distinctive political community with its own government which asserts sovereignty over its land and people

Answer 7

state

Question 8

A large group of people who inhabit a specific territory and are connected by history, culture, or another commonality

Answer 8

Nation

Question 9

A sovereign institution that governs individuals sharing a collectives history and culture within a bounded territory

Answer 9

Nation-state

Question 10

The […] is considered as the representative of the people and the people are the source of its legitimacy and sovereignty

Answer 10

state