CONTEMP - POLITICS Flashcards

1
Q

What are the components of state?

A

people
territory
government
sovereignty

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2
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What makes up people territory, government and sovereignty?

A

state

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3
Q

What are the two parts of sovereignty?

A

internal and external

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4
Q

What is sovereignty?

A

Most important political concept because a state wants to be recognized as a state

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5
Q

Sovereignty is synonymous to?

A

independence

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6
Q

What happens if there is no sovereignty?

A

only considered as a country, not independent state

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7
Q

Relate relationship between country and states.

A

All states are countries
not all countries are states

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8
Q

What has the rise of civilization done?

A

fuel different levels of internationalization

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9
Q

What fueled the different levels of internationalization?

A

rise of civilization

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10
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Why did the rise of civilization increase internationalization?

A

They created empires which defined global and international affairs

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11
Q

What is globalism?

A

the defining core of globalization.

It is what is happening inside globalization

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12
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What is the defining core of globalization?

A

globalism

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13
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How does Joseph nye describe globalism.

A

networks of connections that span multi-continental distances.

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14
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Joseph nye describes this as “networks of connections that span multi-continental distances.”

A

globalism

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15
Q

What is thin globalism?

A

Initial phase of interconnection

density of connection is limited

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16
Q

Describe the impact of thin globalism.

A

impact is felt by small groups (Nye, 2022)

17
Q

Describe the interactions of thin globalism

A

low amount of interaction

18
Q

What is thick globalism?

A

immense density of networks

19
Q

This globalism increase reliance among nations, communities and economies

A

thick globalism

20
Q

This globalism characterizes the level of interconnection in the 21st
century

A

thick globalism

21
Q

This globalism has greater socio-economic impact, cultural transfers and supply chain reliance

A

thick globalism

22
Q

This globalism has low amount of interaction.

A

thin globalism

23
Q

Globalization is defined by?

A

power

24
Q

What are the different levels of control in globalism?

A

economic
political
military
cultural

25
Q

What are the types of power according to Nye?

A

Hard
Soft
Smart

26
Q

What is hard power?

A

direct power that when applied is immediately felt.

27
Q

What are the types of hard power?

A

carrots and sticks

Military - brute force (sticks)
Economic - sanctions and rewards (carrot)

28
Q

What is soft power?

A

Cultural type of power that function as a means of attraction.

29
Q

What is the hollywood effect?

A

Soft power that attracts people through cultural attractiveness.

30
Q

What is smart power?

A

combination of soft and hard power.

31
Q

What nations have smart power?

A

superpower nations

32
Q

What is the modern state based on?

A

Westphalian model- recognizes sovereignty and existence of nation states.

33
Q

What did the westphalian model do?

A

ushered the formation of a more defined internation IR system.

34
Q

What is the problem with the IR system?

A

defined IR system is still dependent on the power of states.

35
Q

This lone superpower has a huge influence in many aspects of global trade and politics.

A

USA

36
Q

What are the middle powers?

A

Nations with economic and political means to dominate certain aspects of global trade and politics.

37
Q

List the countries in the middle powers.

A

BRICS-
brazil
russia
india
china
south africa

38
Q

What happened at the end of the cold war?

A

globalization became thicker.

39
Q

When did globalization become thicker?

A

since the end of the cold war