lesson 4 Flashcards
a large group of people who share common characteristics such as culture, language, ethnicity, history, or a sense of identity. It is often used to describe a group of people who feel a collective bond and who may inhabit a specific territory or land area, though not always
Nation
a political entity that has a defined territory, a permanent population, a system of government, and the ability to enter into relations with other states
State
The belief that globalization imposes a forced choice upon states either to
conform to free market principles or run the risk of being left behind is termed into a phrase called?
describes a situation where a country must follow certain market-oriented policies in order to succeed in the globalized economy.
Golden Straitjacket
are territorial organizations characterized by the monopolization of legitimate violence (qua states) while nation –states are membership associations with a collective identity and a democratic pretension to rule (qua nation)
Nation –states
the intensification of the influence and dominance of capital. It is the elevation of capitalism as a mode of production into an ethic, a set of political imperatives, and a cultural logic
Neoliberalism
the power of national governments to make decisions independently of those made by other governments
Economic sovereignty
It refers to the acceptance of a given state as a member of the international community.
International Legal Sovereignty
It is based on the principle that one sovereign state should not interfere in
the domestic arrangements of another.
Westphalian Sovereignty
It is the capacity and willingness to control flows of people, goods and capital into and out of the country.
Interdependence Sovereignty
It is the capacity of a state to choose and implement policies within the territory
Domestic Sovereignty
sovereign states which still dictates the terms and tenets of globalization
structural power
the process of industrial, political, legal, economic, social and cultural integration of states wholly or partially in Europe
European integration
an international organization comprising 28 European countries and governing common economic, social, and security policies.
European Union (EU)
described as a process and a means by which a group of countries strives to increase their level of welfare
Economic integration
deal between countries that removes most or all trade barriers, such as tariffs, to allow goods and services to flow freely between them. It covers a wide range of products and aims to create a more open and integrated market.
Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
less comprehensive agreement where countries reduce tariffs on only some goods, but not all, and don’t eliminate all trade barriers
Preferential Trade Areas (PTAs)
All barriers to the mobility of people, capital and other resources within the area in question, as well as eliminating non- tariff barriers to trade, such as the regulatory treatment of 41 product standards are removed. aside from containing the provisions of a customs union.
Common Market (CM
Removal of tariff barriers between members, together with the acceptance of a common or unified external tariff against non-members is involved in?
Custom Union
It requires coordinated monetary and fiscal policies as well as labor market, regional development, transportation and industrial policies. In economic union the use of a common currency and a unified monetary policy is considered
Economic Union
involves a single economic market, a common trade policy, a single currency and a common monetary policy
Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
the final stage of economic integration in
which member states completely forego independence of both monetary and fiscal
policies. States that participate in complete economic integration have no control of economic policy including economic trade rules
Complete Economic Integration
refers to the integration of components within political systems; the integration of political systems with economic, social, and other human systems; and the political processes by which social, economic, and political systems become integrated
Political integration
This theory focuses on the supranational institutions of the EU of which the main
driving forces of integration are interest group activity at the European and national levels, political party activity, and the role of governments and supranational institutions
Neo-functionalism
This theory provides a conceptual explanation of the European integration
process. The main concept of the Intergovernmentalism is emphasizing on the role of national states in the European integration; in another words it argues that “European integration is driven by the interest and actions of nation states”
Intergovernmentalism
