🌍 ✅Global Governance Flashcards
What is global governance?
The ways in which affairs affecting the whole world are managed
What did global governance begin with?
Religion - a globally followed set of rules
What are the focuses of global governance? (6)
The cats have every fucking right
- Trade and investment inequality
- Civil conflict
- Human right violations
- Environmental issues
- Financial stability
- Redcuction of poverty
How is civil conflict governed?
Ugly spies Cackled (3)
- UN and peacekeeping organisations required
- Solves conflicts before they escalate
- Contributions from many countries united
How is reduction of poverty governed? (2)
- Intervention required from rich, foreign governments
- World banks/ IMF involved, aid, NGOs
How is trade and investment inequality governed? (3)
WTO:
- settles trade disputes between countries
- Ensures global trade runs smoothly
- Allows trade between all countries
How are human rights violations governed? (3)
- Un settle, court of human rights
- Global human rights required for continuity
- Prevents exploitation, slavery, inequality
How are environmental issues governed? (3)
- UN climate programme IPCC etc
- Creates global task force, united
- Ensures equality in actions
How is financial instability governed? (3)
- Organisations required to oversee global economy
- Financial market’s interconnected
- World bank, IMF, financial regulators
What are the issues with the UN regarding global governance?
It can work to promote growth and sustainability BUT also exacerbate inequality and injustice
What is fundamental to understanding global governance ?
Interactions between the local, regional, national, international and global scales
Why are NGOs often more successful in reducing inequalities than global political organisations? (4)
- They provide a constantly stream of funding
- Responsive in terms of community needs
- Work on a national as well as local scale
- Funds are direct
What are the main areas of focus for global governance? (5)
Poverty
Financial stability
Protect human rights
Trade and investment inequality
Environmental issues
Civil conflict
What are operational NGOs?
Raise money and implement projects themselves i.e Water Aid
What are Advocacy NGOs?
Focus on campaign to raise awareness i.e WWF
