introduction (1-3) Flashcards
what are the dimensions of globalization? (4)
people, capital, politics, culture
deterritoralization
geographical territory becomes less of a constraint for interactions
interdependence
countries are connected by multiple soc/pol relationships
time-space compression
the set of processes that cause relative distances between places (in terms of travel time and cost) to contract. making places grow closer
the IR approach
domestic / international
globalist approach
decreased relevance of states, world is flattened
transnational critique
there’s a problem with the either/or conception. relations develop between states and non state actors
territorial trap - john agnew
state’s don’t have exclusive power over their territory
domestic and foreign realms are networked
boundaries of state aren’t boundaries of society
“control gap” - keohane and nye
transnational relations may redistribute control from one state to another and benefit those governments at the center of transnational networks
how does michael mann define the state?
a set of institutions (bureaucracy) a degree of centrality (government) defined boundary monopoly of coercive power law making ability
how does anthony smith define nations?
common myths
historical memories
common economy and legal rights
people and institutions existed before n.s…
populations didn’t speak the same language as their kings, more divided by profession or religion
why did states appear according to tilly?
they were good but not the best on both military power and economic power.
domestic sovereignty
authority within state
interdependence sovereignty
movement across state borders
westphalian sovereignty
when there’s no authority above domestic
permanence of transnationalism in the 19th century
both transnational elites and colonial domination didn’t answer to the kings.
violent territorialisation of ns
the territorial homogenisation of nations meant eliminating all identities- “national purity” notion.
invention of passport
history of deleting how certain processes came to be (armenians)
variants of methodological nationalism - schiller and wimmer
- ignoring (sociology)
- naturalization (not leaving room for transnational processes)
- territorial limitation (nation building and state formation became separate inquires)
methodological nationalism - schiller and wimmer
assuming that countries are the natural units for comparative studies
prewar era - schiller and wimmer
nation state building and intense globalization
imperialism and racial superiority
immigrants seen as politically dangerous
world war 1 - cw - schiller and wimmer
end of the free movement of labor
inability migrate because of “racial quota”
measuring how societies could better fit the containers
cw - schiller and wimmer
erasure of the historical memory of transnationalism
decolonization “nationalism of the oppressed”
tighter policing of borders
conclusions of schiller and wimmer
- we should recover the history of transnationalism
- we shouldn’t think ns is dead
- all theories hide some and highlight others
research questions of keohane and nye
effect of trans rel
implications of trans rel for theory
implications for us foreign policy
challenges for io’s
what are transnational interactions acc to keohane and nye
movement of tangible / intangible items across state boundaries when at least one actor isn’t a govt or io
some effects on interstate politics- keohane and nye
attitude changes (face to face interactions affecting perceptions of reality, symbols etc.) international pluralism (linking of interest groups) constraints on trade (transport and finance) new instruments for influence (corporations)
