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PS-61: Intro to International Relations > Exam #2 > Flashcards

Exam #2 Flashcards

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Illiberal Democracy

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Political system where elections take place, but there is a significant erosion of democratic norms and principles

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Peace Keeping

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3rd party is called into monitor an agreed upon cease fire

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Peace Enforcement

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Intervention to stop ongoing conflict

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Humanitarian intervention

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The inclusion of military in intervention practice

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Humanitarian aid

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Life saving aid for civilians experiencing conflict and/or natural disasters

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Development aid

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Aid to help developing countries, especially for poverty alleviation

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Limited intervention

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Intervention that is limited in scope (time, troop size, geography etc.)

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Impartial intervention

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Intervention where the intervenor does not take sides

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Responsibility to Protect (“R2P”)

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International norm where each state must protect its population from genocide and other crimes against humanity

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Enlightenment liberalism

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The idea that individual liberties that can’t be infringed upon, self and body are sacred and cannot be transgressed

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Human Development Index (HDI)

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Measurement of country’s ability to cater to citizens well-being

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Gender Inequality Index (GII)

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Measurement of gender inequality through variety of factors

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Human Rights

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Rights that belong to all humans

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Customary International Law

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Laws arriving from established it’ll conduct rather than written documents

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Int’l Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

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Treaty that sets standards for civil and political rights of individuals

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Int’l Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)

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Treaty that ensures protection for economic, social, and cultural living standards

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UN Declaration on Human Rights

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Document that declares universal respect and fundamental freedoms for all

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Civilization

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The highest grouping of people with the broadest level of cultural identity that people have

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“Clash of Civilizations”

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“The great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural.”

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“The West”

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Civilization that includes North America, Europe, and Australia because they are influenced by Western European ideals

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“Kin-Country Syndrome”

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The idea that civilizational and cultural connections between states will override self-interest

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Partition

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The action of a state being divided into parts to change political borders

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Revolution

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A forcible overthrow of gov’t conducted by mass mobilization often motivated by ideological reasons

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Social Revolution

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Changes to the structure and nature of society

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Communist Revolution

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Proletarian revolution inspired by Marxists to substitute capitalism for communism

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Religious Revolution

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Overthrow of religious majority to spread fundamentalist ideals of a new religion

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Anti-colonial Revolution

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Revolution against control of territory and creation of a new nation

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Democratizing Revolution

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Overthrow of corrupt authoritarian regime

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Arab Spring

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A series of anti-government uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa

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Refugee

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A person forced to leave their country due to political/social conflict or natural disaster

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Internally Displaced Person

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A person forced to leave their home but remains within the country

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Forced Migration

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Involuntatry/coerced migration of a group into another country from their home country

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Voluntary Migration

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Migration in which someone chooses to move

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Labor Migration

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Migration for the purpose of employment

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Irregular Migration

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Migration of people into a country or continued residence in violation of its immigration laws

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Jus Sanguinis

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Law that to be a citizen one must descend from a citizen

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Jus Solis

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Law that birthplace determines citizenship

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Rights eroded by illiberal democracy

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Universal rights (ethnicity, political background, sexuality etc). voting practices, censorship of info

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Reasons for peacekeeping

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When both sides have exhausted themselves, when there is a clear victor

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Micro Level clash of civilizations

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Territorial disputes between adjacent groups

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Macro Level clash of civilizations

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States from different civilizations competing for relative military and economic power (e.g. control of international institutions, or broadly promoting religious and political values)

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Peacekeeping Example

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UN helps implement fair elections in Haiti 1993-1996

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Peace enforcement Example

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UN delivered humanitarian aid while the US conducted limited bombing in Bosnia

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