International Affairs Midterm Flashcards
Definition of Globalization
A process of increasing interactions, interconnectedness and unity in the world
What are Steger’s 4 dimensions of globalization?
Economic, political, ecological and cultural
Political
supranational institutions, global governance
Economic
economic interdependence, cross-movement of resources, goods, services and capital
Cultural
transmission of ideas, values, and ways of making meaning
Ecological
global response to environmental issues
Global citizenship
the rights and responsibilities conferred on all who are part of humanity
Sernau’s 3 forces of globalization in the modern era
Capitalism, Imperialism, Industrialism
Capitalism
profit-driven system, capital dominated
- private accumulation and reinvestment drives world economy
Imperialism
military dominance, political control, and extraction of resources
Industrialism
science, energy, labor for economic production, consumption
- harnessing non-animal energy sources to drive productive machinery
Schools of thought on globalization (4 perspectives)
Globalizers, Rejectionists, Skeptics, Modifiers
Globalizers
significant transformative processes that move us into new phase of human history
Rejectionists
does not believe in the significant of the processes of globalization
Skeptics
significant but more limited economic phenomenon
Modifiers
historical process, not recent
Peace of Westphalia (1648)
Creation of our modern nation state system and the framework for modern international relations
- state sovereignty as main principle of international system
- anarchy: no global government
Main actors
states, INOs, INGOs, TNCs/MNCs, municipal and provincial governments, individuals and networks of individuals
Global governance
- international cooperation without world government
- supra-national and supra-territoral
- INOs/IGOs
Examples of International Organizations (INOs)
United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court, NATO, EU
Political globalization
political interconnections and interdependencies
- interaction of states, non-state actors and individuals
- among IGOs, governments, NGOs, TNCs, and INGOs
Complex Interdependence
1) multiple channels of interaction
2) absence of hierarchy in interstate issues
3) reduced relevance and effectiveness of military options
Interstate
informal ties between governmental elites
Transgovernmental
informal ties among non-governmental elites