Global Challenges for the GS

Question 1

what are the three global challenges for the GS?

Answer 1

a) migration
b) violence
c) degradation of the natural capital

Question 2

explain migration as a challenge and eg.

Answer 2

legal conditions of migrants, brain flow, remittances
eg. Portugal and Spain are open to legal migration and illegal migration is another issue

Question 3

explain the three types of violence

Answer 3

a) collective violence (governmental wars, secessionist wars)
b) Interpersonal violence
c) According to Political Instability Task Force (PITF), state failure ( eg.in Haiti and Iran) is measured by:
revolutionary wars
ethnic wars
adverse regime change
genocide or politicide

Question 4

explain degradation of the natural capital (3 factors)

Answer 4

water pollution
air pollution
land degradation

Question 5

what is the Malthusian trap?

Answer 5

modernity and tech advancement will lead to extermination of the human race

Question 6

does the West have a patronizing POV of the GS

Answer 6

Yes, the GN can tolerate but not necessarily respect the GS. According to Bejar, is the base of all problems.

Question 7

What had the South-South relationships led to?

Answer 7

different organizations and new international findings eg. South-South Cooperation.

Question 8

Are south south relations seen on the international stage?

Answer 8

yes, UN agenda
EG.There are only 5 federations in the American Continent, 3 of them in the North, and the other two are Brazil and Argentina, there is a lot of instability

Question 9

What is the new form of dialogue?

Answer 9

Epistemologies of the South according to Santos

Question 10

What are the epistemologies according to Santos? (JUE)

Answer 10

• Global understanding surpasses the Western perspective.
• True justice requires global cognitive justice, beyond the Global South.
• Emancipation may follow diverse paths, not limited to Western-centric frameworks.