1. The State and Globalisation Flashcards
Sovereignty
Absolute and unlimited power and authority
Nation state
Autonomous political community held together by citizenship and nationality.
Non-state actors
Participants in international relations with significant power and influence, which are not states.
Globalisation
Emergence of a complex web of interconnectedness in many forms.
Economic globalisation
Growing economic integration and interdependence of economies through intensified cross-border movement of goods, services, technologies and capital.
Political Globalisation
Growing importance of international organisations.
Cultural Globalisation
Growing transmission of ideas, meanings and values around the world.
Homogenisation and monoculture
Coming together of global cultures and development of a single, homogeneous culture without diversity of dissension.
World Government
Idea of a common political authority with legislative and executive power over states.
Global Governance
Broad and complex process of decision making at a global level.
What is a state?
A state is a territorially based political unit.
What are the four key features of a state?
`1. A stable population
- An effective govt
- A legally defined territory
- The ability to enter relations with other states, requires recognition by other states.
What is a nation?
A nation is A community of people who are united together by shared values and traditions.
What is a nation state?
nation-state is an autonomous political community held together by citizenship and nationality. Comprises elements of a state as a territorially based unit and a nation, which is a community of people held together by shared values and traditions.
