Global Politics: Power (1.1)

Question 1

Define Power

Answer 1

Power is the ability to influence an individual or community, power can be attained through various ways including knowledge, social status, wealth, authority, etc. The three main types of power is soft power, hard power, and smart power

Question 2

Define Soft Power

Answer 2

Soft power is when persuasive methods are used to achieve a desired goal

Question 3

Define Hard Power

Answer 3

Hard power is when a goal or action is completed through the use of threat or harmful methods including military forces, economic sanctions, etc

Question 4

Define Smart Power:

Answer 4

Smart Power is when both hard power (military forces, economic sanctions, etc), and soft power (cultural influence, diplomacy, etc) methods are combined to achieve a desired goal through coercive and persuasive methods. This was a concept coined by Joseph Nye, a political scientist.

Question 5

What are 6 ways power can be measured?

Answer 5

1. Economic
2. Cultural Influence
3. Military force size
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Question 6

3 sources of legitimacy for a state

Answer 6

1. Effective government
2. Defined Territory
3. Permanent Population

Question 7

What is structural power?

Answer 7

Structural Power refers to the ways in which power (such as authority, wealth, and other privileges) is arranged in order to influence the norms of society

Question 8

What is the term for “One dominant power in the international system”

Answer 8

Hegemon

Question 9

Define Bipolarity

Answer 9

Two dominant powers in the international system

Question 10

What is the term for more than two dominant powers in the international system

Answer 10

Multipolarity

Question 11

Define World Order

Answer 11

The way countries and international organizations organize and manage global affairs

Question 12

Balance of Power

Answer 12

Preventing one entity from becoming too dominant to avoid conflict

Question 13

Redistribution of power

Answer 13

Changing who has control or influence in a situation so that its more evenly spread among different individuals or groups

Question 14

What are some examples of Hard power

Answer 14

When the US reimposed sanctions in 2018 after withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, targeting Irans oil exports, baking and shipping sectors, aiming to increase economic pressure on Iran.

Question 15

Examples of soft power

Answer 15

China has pledged up to 1.4 trillion in infastructure in Africa, in return china has favourable acsess to natural resources from African States

Question 16

Examples of smart power

Answer 16

Violent Protest Groups increasing Hezbollah not only use hard power against their adversaries (armed conflicts, rocket attacks, military training), but also build and run schools, establish and mantain health care facilities, and participate in democratic coaliation politics in the Lebansese parliment.