Chapter 1 Flashcards
Theories
What are the benefits of globalization?
-Global trade networks
-Global connectivity
-Improvements in communication
Collective goods problem
-It is the problem of how to provide something that benefits all group members. (a resolution to all countries fairly in a conflict)
What terms contradict the collective goods dilemma?
- free riding
-self-interest
What are the 3 principles offer a solution to the collective goods dilemma?
- Dominance
- Reciprocity
- Identity
How does the government solve the collective goods within a country?
- Taxes
Dominance
- It solves the dilemma by establishing a hierarchy, such as the worlds superpowers; USA, Russia.
Advantages of dominance:
- Forces the members to comply with the common good
- Minimizes open conflict
Disadvantages of dominance:
- Constant oppression of those on a lower level of the hierarchy
- Conflicts over the standing of the hierarchy
Reciprocity
- Rewards the behavior that contributes to the group and punishes those who pursue self-interest
Disadvantages of reciprocity
-creates a tit-for-tat situation
Advantages of reciprocity
- mainatains social order
- promotes cooperation
- Fairness
Identity
- all view each other as one identity and not individual identity
- sacrifice for the group
International security study
-conflict
-war
-peacekeeping
-use of force
International Political economy
- How states and actors interact in economic matters such as trade and development.
International organizations and institutions:
- United Nations, WB, IMF
- How they contribute and cooperate to conflict resolution.
International law:
- Human rights
- Humanitarian law
- Law of armed conflict
Diplomacy and Foreign Policy:
- How states interact with one another whether it is 2 parties (bilateral) or more (multilateral)
Global governance:
- cooperation and coordination between states and NGOs in addressing global challenges (climate change)
Nation
A group of people sharing a common identity.
State
Political identity with recognized sovereignty.
Nation-state
Political identity is where a sovereign state aligns with the cultural identity of a specific nation.
