4 Power and Developments Flashcards
(C) Hard Power
The use of military and economic means to influence the behaviour or interests of other political bodies.
(C) Soft power
The ability to attract and co-opt and to shape the preferences of others through appeal and attraction.
(C) Great Power
A state that is recognised as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a global scale.
(C) Superpower
A state with a dominant position in international relations, pre-eminent among great powers, and characterised by its unparalleled ability to exert influence or project power on a global scale.
(C) Emerging power
A state that is considered to be rising, primarily in economic power and influence.
(C) Polarity
The nature of the international system at any given time in terms of how power is distributed.
(C) Unipolarity
International system in which there is one dominant pole.
(C) Bipolarity
International system revolving around two dominant poles.
(C) Multipolarity
International system revolving around three or more poles.
(C) Democratic state
A state with a system of government in which all people are involved in making decisions about its affairs.
(C) Semi-democratic state
A stable state that combines democratic and authoritarian elements.
(C) Nondemocratic state
A state that lacks the central characteristic of a democratic state.
(C) Autocratic state
A state that is ruled by a single person with unlimited power.
(C) Failed state
A state that is unable to operate as a viable political unit.
(C) Rogue state
A state that has a foreign policy that poses a threat to other states,
(NC) Power
The ability to exert influence over others to do something they would not otherwise do.
(NC) Smart power
A strategy to blend hard and soft power.
(NC) Structural power
‘The power to decide how things shall be done, the power to shape frameworks within which states relate to one another’.
(NC) Regional power
A state that is recognised as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence in a particular region.
(NC) Hegemon
A leading or paramount power.
(NC) Hyperpower
A state that dominates all other states in every sphere.
(NC) Balance
To oppose or challenge a stronger or rising power for fear of leaving oneself exposed.
(NC) Bandwagon
To side with a stronger power in the hope of increasing security and influence; ‘jumping on the bandwagon’.
(NC) Limited government
Where the role of government is limited by checks and balances, and a separation of powers, because of the corrupting nature of power.
(NC) Rule of law
A system in which no person or institution is above the law.
(NC) Capitalism
A system of generalised commodity production in which wealth is owned privately and economic life is organised according to market principles.
(NC) BRICS
The BRICS is an acronym for the five major emerging powers: Brazil, Russia, India, and China. These countries are considered to be rising, primarily in economic power, and influence on regional and global affairs.
