Global Politics Introduction Flashcards
What is an authoritarian state?
A governmental or political system where individual freedom is completely subordinate to the power or authority of the state, centred in one person or a small group not constitutionally accountable to the people.
What is an autocratic state?
A state that is ruled by a single person with unlimited power.
What is colonisation?
The process of establishing control over foreign territories or peoples for the purpose of exploitation and possibly settlement.
What is cultural power?
Power based on the influence of a country via media, food, language, and beliefs.
What is dependency theory?
Emphasises structural imbalances within capitalism that impose dependency on poorer states.
What is a democratic state?
A state in which citizens have rights and freedoms and are able to vote for their leaders.
What is diplomatic power?
Power based on the ability of a country to influence others due to its status in international bodies and how others consider the state.
What is economic power?
Power based on the size of a country’s GDP and wealth.
What is an empire?
An extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state.
What is an emerging power?
A state that is considered to be rising, primarily in economic power and influence.
What is the End of History?
The view that post the collapse of the Soviet Union, states shared the same values and aims.
What is a failed state?
A state that is unable to operate as a viable political unit.
What is G7(8)/G20?
Organisation of the richest states in the world.
What is global governance?
Broad and complex process of decision making at a global level.
What is globalisation?
Emergence of a complex web of interconnectedness in many forms.
What is a great power?
A state that is recognised as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a global scale.
What is hard power?
The use of military and economic means to influence the behaviour or interests of other political bodies.
What is the international rules based order?
Concept of international relations based on capitalist, liberal democratic values.
What is the international state system?
The global system of the organisation of countries/nation states around the world.
What is liberalism in international relations?
The view that the state system relies on cooperation and mutual respect and rights, linked to socialism and liberalism.
What is military power?
Power based on the size of army, navy, air force and the ability to challenge others.
What is a nation state?
An autonomous political community held together by citizenship and nationality.
What is natural resource power?
Power based on the resources a country has, such as oil, minerals, coal, metals, etc.
What is a non-democratic state?
A state that lacks the central characteristics of a democratic state.