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

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In what context?

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-realism dominating world politics

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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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  1. attitude changes: from face-to-face interactions
  2. international pluralism: linking of interest groups
  3. constraints on states through dependence and interdependence (transport and finance)
  4. increase in ability of gov. to influence others: transnational corporations
  5. 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

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