4.8 Defining Devolutiobary Factors + Challenges To Soverignty Flashcards

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List the reasons of the devolution of states

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Physical geography
Ethnic separatism
Ethnic cleansing
Terrorism
Economic or social problems
Irredentism

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Physical geography that leads to devolution and example

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Regions that are separated from central states due to mountain ranges, water, deserts. Also distance decay

EX:
Kashmir
Mountains separate the region from India

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Ethnic separatism that leads to devolution and example

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A particular ethnicity in a multinational state. The majority is dominant and results in mistreatment of the minority

Tibetans in china (leader has been exiled

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Ethnic cleansing that leads to devolution and example

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State governments attack an ethnic group to eliminate a different ethnic group

Uyghurs I’m china have turned to violent acts

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Terrorism that leads to devolution and example

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Organized violence aimed at governments or civilians

Palestinians in Israel or basques in Spain

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Economic or social problems that leads to devolution and example

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Uneven development of economic productivity
Problems with finding

Scotland in the UK, makes oil and could make a lot more money if it was an independent state

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Irredentism that leads to devolution and example

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A majority ethnic group wants to claim territory of a neighboring state due to shared culture with people residing across the border
Reunification of multi-state nations

Russians in Ukraine

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8
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What is the importance of space-Time compressions

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Very important in devolutionary forces

Autocratic countries become more aware and cause independence movements

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Why do countries join together to cooperate economically?

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Achieving economies of sale

Common set up regulations
Trade more freely
Easier to manufacture and produce resources

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Why do countries join together to cooperate militarily

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To protect themselves and their Allie’s
Less likely to be attracted

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Why do countries join together to cooperate environmentally

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Environmental issues transcend international boundaries
Protect animal species
Air quality

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Failed state

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Government is no longer in control because of a failed system

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Reasons state fail

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Corruption, internal rebellion, democratic collapse, religious and ethnic conflicts

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Uneven development

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Global scale

Core states have developed faster than peripheral states

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Main centripetal forces

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Nationalism, ethnonationalism, infrastructure, cultural cohesion

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Infrastructure development

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High cost developments like highways that unite people together

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Cultural cohesion

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Cultural unity that occurs when the members of a society are United

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Iconography

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Set of traditional symbol forms associated with the country and its citizens

Royals and flags

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Allegiance

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Loyalty or commitment to a country

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Equitable infrastructure

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The construction and improvement of foundational services such as access to energy resources throughout the country