Keohane and Nye - Transnational Relations and World Politics Flashcards
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What work did Keohane and Nye publish?
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Transnational Relations and World Politics
2
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In what context?
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-realism dominating world politics
3
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According to Keohane and Nye, what are transnational interactions
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- movement of tangible and intangible items
- across state boundaries
- MOST IMPORTANT: at least 1 actor is not government agent or an intergovernmental org. (IGO)
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According to Keohane and Nye, what are the effects of transnational interactions on interstate politics?
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- attitude changes: from face-to-face interactions
- international pluralism: linking of interest groups
- constraints on states through dependence and interdependence (transport and finance)
- increase in ability of gov. to influence others: transnational corporations
- autonomous actors with private foreign policies that may oppose on state policies (e.g. church, banks)
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What does Keohane and Nye say about the “loss-of-control” concept?
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- not believed by Keohane and Nye
- states remain most powerful actor
- transnational relations create “control gap”: empirical question (needs to be investigated further)
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What does Keohane and Nye say about the state-centered paradigm
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(paradigm = model/pattern)
- state-centered theories are inadequate due to the control gap
- there is a need to change the ‘world politics’ definition”:
- > all political interactions between significant actor (= somewhat autonomous individual/organization that controls substantial resources) across stte lines
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According to Keohane and Nye, what are characteristics of transnational relations and values?
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- enrich and strengthen the strong and rich
- could be considered imperialism, but better: asymmetries and inequalities