3.2.1.4 Global governance Flashcards
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What is global governance
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The way in which global affairs are managed through norms, laws regulations and institutions
2
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Name two examples of social norms
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- human rights
- sustainable development
3
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Provide an example of global law
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United Nation Convention on law of the sea (UNCLOS)
4
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Name 2 global institutions
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- IMF
- World bank
5
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Name 3 global governance agencies
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- UN
- WHO
- WTO
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What is the role of UN
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- collaboratively address global issues
- governance of the global commons
- key involvement in climate change through UN Framework Convention on climate change
7
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Evaluate the UN (3)
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- difficult to get consensus from 193 members
- developing countries often cannot afford to carry out international directives
- concerns that Africa lags further behind
8
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Role of the WTO
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- liberalise trade
- act as a neutral body to settle trade disputes
- governs 95% of trade
9
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Evaluate the WTO
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- forces a western culture
- critics say they are not doing enough
- positive trade can lead to economic multiplier effect
10
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Role of WHO
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- a branch of the UN which focuses on health issues
- disease is not limited to borders so global governance is needed
11
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Evaluate the WHO
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- criticism of being too bureaucratic
- doesn’t hold the power to take countries accountable
- for example, during covid, countries did not have to comply with WHO guidelines
12
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Case study positives of the UN
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- become an umbrella organisation for many global agencies
- peacekeeping in Burundi resulted in a fair election in 2014
- since 1945 the number of people dying in conflict is at its lowest point in human history
- the millennium development goals
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Case study negatives of the UN
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- divided on Russia
- sanctions against North Korea have failed
- in Sarajevo, over 8000 Bosnian Muslims were killed in a ‘protected’ town
- helped the rich Kuwait in 1991 but did not help Rwanda in 1997
14
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General issues with global governance
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- economic inequality resulting in differential treatment
- laws can be interpreted variously
- norms vary between cultures
15
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What was earth summit and agenda 21
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- held in Rio, 1992
- a top down approach to encourage more bottom up sustainable development schemes
- in the UK, each authority has a local agenda 21
