Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Types of conflict - Answer- Non-violent -peaceful demonstrations, strikes, political campaigns, diplomacy, trade war- and violent -terrorist attacks, civil war, interstate war (between states), insurgency or guerrilla war, genocide. Conflict Misconceptions - Answer- 1. conflict is caused by a single factor - its all about oil 2. conflict party are unitary actors - they are involved for the same reason/aim 3. conflict is always visible Conditions that make conflict MORE likely - Answer- ...

States (US, CAN, CHINA, etc.) - Answer- independently organized countries that have power and the ability to influence other states MNCs (multinational companies) - Answer- An organization that manufactures and markets products in many different countries and has multinational stock ownership and multinational management nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) (WWF, Human Rights Watch) - Answer- A non-profit organization that operates independently of any government, typically one whose purpo...

power - Answer ability to effect change sovereignty - Answer state's ability to self govern legitimacy - Answer when something is commonly accepted interdepedence - Answer two or more nations' mutual reliance on each other human rights - Answer entitlements that all people have justice - Answer fairness and getting what one deserves liberty - Answer having freedom equality - Answer all people having equal treatment and opportunities development - Answer ...

global politics - Answer the politics of global social relations in which the pursuit of power, interests, order, and justice transcends regions and continents international relations - Answer the study of the interactions of states (countries) and other actors in the international system nongovernmental organization (NGO) - Answer an organization, usually grassroots, with policy goals but not governmental makeup transnational actor - Answer any nongovernmental actor, such as a ...

Power - Answer The ability of one global actor to influence the actions of another global actor Non Government Organisations - Answer Specialised organisations, agencies and groups commited to promoting a range of issues, such as protection of the environment, ending human rights abuses or promoting the status of women Globalisation - Answer The acceleration and intensification of exchanges of goods, services, labour and capital which promote global interdependence State - Answer ...

Power - Answer The ability to affect others to get the outcome one wants Hard Power - Answer The ability to control and influence others through coercive or physical force. Soft Power - Answer The ability to attract and persuade other to your side through the projection of your ideas, cultures, and values. States - Answer Countries with defined political borders, governments, and militaries. Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) - Answer Entity created by treaty, involving...

Power - Answer Power is a central concept in the study of global politics and a key focus of the course. Power is used to effect change, rather than being viewed as a unitary or independent force. Sovereignty - Answer Sovereignty characterizes a state's independence, it's control over territory and its ability to govern itself. Legitimacy - Answer Legitimacy refers to an actor or an action being commonly considered acceptable and provides the fundamental basis or rationale for all ...

Sovereign - Answer Recognised ability to exercise power over a territory with defined borders. Power - Answer The ability of one global actor to influence the actions of another global actor. NGOs - Answer Specialised organisations, agencies and groups committed to promoting a range of issues. They are independent from government influence, working as a group of individuals from around the world as a moderating influence on government behaviour. International Relations - Answer ...

Key concept: Power - Answer The ability to influence other groups in global politics and achieve outcomes. Three main kinds of power - Answer 1. Hard power 2. Smart power 3. Soft power Hard power - Answer The use of coercion by states/groups to achieve their goals, usually in the form of military force and/or sanctions (economic as well as political). Examples of hard power - Answer 1. Use of military force by the US against Islamic State in 2014. Soft or smart power options w...

Positive rights - Answer Protected by authority. "Freedom to" Healthcare/education Negative rights - Answer Do not require intervention. "Freedom from" Discrimination/slavery UDHR - Answer United Nations declaration of human rights. Adopted 1948. Generations of rights - Answer 1. generation - liberty - civil and political 2. generation - equality - economic and social 3. generation - fraternity - cutural rights Treaty/convention - Answer Legally binding agreement...

Liberal interventionism - Answer In circumstances where the advance of liberalism (notably market-based economies and liberal democracy) is being blocked by obstacles that the domestic population finds impossible to remove, notably a dictatorial and repressive government, established liberal states have a right, and maybe even a duty, to provide support. Responsibility to Protect (R2P) - Answer The doctrine argues that state's right to sovereignty is conditional on fulfilling its duty to...

UNIT 1 POWER AND SOVEREIGNTY - KOSOVO 2008 - Answer Kosovo was a province of Serbia Muslim Albanians are 90% of population Wanted to separate from Serbia - claimed persecution by Serbia Unilaterally declared independence International Court of Justice upheld their decision Themes: hard power, human rights, ethnicity, terrorism, IGOs, international law, nation state, sovereignty UNIT 1 POWER AND SOVEREIGNTY - CRIMEA, UKRAINE 2014 - Answer Crimea originally belonged to Russia until 195...