MIDTERM EXAM Flashcards
Wider gap between the rich and poor countries - poor countries become ______; rich countries become _______.
poorer, richer
How many individuals live in extreme poverty?
800 million individuals
People who live in extreme poverty are mostly in what areas?
Africa, Asia, and Latin America
Global Divides: East and the West. True or False?
False. North and the South
What was the reason for the creation of two different worlds; North and South.
Unfair distribution of global wealth and income.
North: poor; South: rich. True or False?
False. North: rich ; South: poor.
What world has not been able to eliminate poverty, hunger, disease, squalor, and ignorance?
The poor world, South.
How many percent of the manufacturing industry is located in the North?
90%
Are the countries of the South are economically dependent on the North? True or False. If so, how?
True. Countries of the south offer the raw materials and labour to the North, then become the consumer of the finished product( on a higher price).
Most countries of the South were colonies of the North. True or False.
True
Also known as world politics.
Global politics
It names both the disciple that studies the political and economic patters of the world and the field that is being studied.
Global politics
global means ______, having planetary (not merely regional or national).
worldwide
It refers to the politics that is conducted at a global rather than national significance. For example, UN has universal membership.
Global politics
What is the second meaning of Global politics?
Global means comprehensive, it refers to all the elements within a system, not just to the system as a whole.
What should be described to International politics?
inner-state politics
What are the four qualities that a state must possess?
a defined territory
a permanent population
an effective government
the capacity to enter into relations with other states
Since when that the states were taken on world stage?
since the Peace of Westphalia (1648)
States are not the only significant actors on the world stage anymore, what else?
Transnational corporations (TNC)
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
other-state bodies influence politics.
Since states are not the only actors in the world stage anymore, can TNC or NGO rival the state’s coercive power?
No.
What were the 3 contemporary and central phenomena that changed the International order?
- the fall of the Berlin wall. (1989)
- the attack on the New York World Trade Center’s twin towers. (2001)
- crash of wall street (2008)
When did the International order created that was changed by the 3 contemporary and central phenomena?
after the World War 2
The forms of politics are all about what?
Power
A movement towards political cooperation among transnational actors, aimed at negotiating responses to problems that affects more than one state or region.
Global governance
What countries have accepted constitutionalism, division of power, political parties, a competitive election system, freedom of the press, the protection of civil rights and freedom of assembly.
Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia
What are the goals of global governance?
Provide global public goods, particularly peace and security, justice and mediation systems for conflict, functioning markets and unified standards for trade and industry.
How many members does UN currently have?
193 members
What is the leading institution in charge of global governance?
The UN
To preserve a global security is UN’s main mandate. True or False?
True. Through the UN’s Security Council, UN’s main mandate is to preserve a global security.
A product of economic interaction, not a political planning.
Asian Regionalism
Using outward oriented growth strategies, ________economies have grown richer, and closer.
Asian
People’s Republic of China (PRC) & India and the region in global economy.
They strengthened ties among Asian Regionalism.
In the early stages of Asia’s economic take off, East Asian economies focused on what?
exporting to developed country markets.
In the early stages of Asia’s economic take off, regional integration proceeded slowly. True or False?
True.
Who compared the pattern of development of the East Asian countries to flying geese?
The Japanese economist, Akamatsu (1962)
In this model described by Akamatsu, what was the reason why economies moved in formation?
It is not because they were directly linked to each other, but because they followed the same path.
What was the reason why Asian economies did not initially yield strong economic links within Asia itself?
Because the economic developments paths were hinged on sequential- and sometimes competing- ties to markets outside the region.
By the mid- 1990s , the PRC accounted for ___% of Asian trade and ___% of the region’s foreign direct investments.
20% and 70%
FDI stands for?
Foreign Direct Investments
The growth of PRC helped to catalyse the development of regional production networks. True or False?
True
Not natural, but constructed, and defined by policymakers, economic actors, and even social movements.
Regions
group of countries located in the same geographically specified area or an amalgamation of two regions .
Regions
Refers to the regional concentration of economic flows.
Regionalization
It is a political process characterized by economic policy cooperation among countries.
Regionalism
Why countries form regional associations?
- military defense (NATO)
- to pool resources, get better returns for their exports, and expand their leverage against trading partners (OPEC)
- to protect their independence from the pressures of superpower politics
- economic crises compels countries to come together.
What does OPEC stands for?
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
What does NATO stands for?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What does ASEAN stands for?
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
What are the contemporary challenges to Regionalism?
- resurgence of militant nationalism
- financial crisis
- contries’ disagreement whether which country should sacrifice their sovereignty
- differing visions of what regionalism should be.
What is the meaning of militant nationalism?
Militant nationalism basically means loving one’s own country and hating the others. This is the emotion behind the first world war.
A set of beliefs and practices which help human beings in achieving mental harmony with greater powers.
Religion
Religion is a unified set of beliefs and practices related to sacred things.
“Religion”, according to Emile Durkheim, a French Sociologist
He defined religion as a system of symbols which acts to establish power in men.
Clifford Geertz
What is the largest religion of the world in terms of number of adherents and geographical spread?
Christianity
When did Christianity originated as a movement within Judaism or as Jewish sect in Roman province?
1st Century A.D.
When did Christianity emerge as State religion of Roman empire?
by the end of 4th Century
Much more than culture, _______ has the most difficult relationship with globalism?
Religion
Places value on material wealth
Globalism
Religion: Follows divine commandments;
Globalism: Abides by human laws.
True or False?
True
Refers to how much of human action can lead to the highest material satisfaction that this new status produces.
Yardstick
Who/ What defines and judges human action in moral terms ( good vs bad)?
God, Allah, or Yahweh
What is the main duty of a person in terms in religion?
Live a virtuous, sinless life such that it is assured that s/he has a place in the other world.
They detests politics and the quest for power for they are the evidence of humanity’s weakness.
The religious
It is a form of globalization, spreading of holy ideas globally (ideoscape).
Religious Evangelization
Who wish to spread goods and services and is focused on markets?
The globalists
Contemporary world is religious with proliferation of major religious traditions . What are they?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Confucianism
The foundation of modern republics.
Religions
What is the superior form of government because it is spiritual?
Islamic Rule. based on Khomeini of Iran
_____ and _____ see globalization less as an obstacle and more as an opportunity to expand their reach.
Christianity and Islam
What is the muslim association in Indonesia that has Islamic schools where students are taught not only Islam but also about modern science and such?
Nahdlatul Ulama
It entails the spread of various cultures; involves the spread of ideas.
Globalization
Means of conveying something, such as channel or communication.
Media
One of the oldest and basic forms of communication.
Print Media
What are the 3 types of media?
Print Media
Broadcast Media
Digital Media
The distribution of audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum.
Broadcast Media
Any media that are encoded in machine-readable formats. Viewed, modified, and preserved on digital electronic devices.
Digital Media
Worldwide integration of media through the cross-cultural exchange of ideas.
Media globalization
Cross cultural dev’t & exchange of technology.
Technological globalization
A euphemism for “Western cultural imperialism” since it promotes “homogenized, Westernized, consumer culture”.
Cultural globalization
Can be defined as a doctrine, political strategy, or advocacy that consists in extending power by territorial acquisition.
Imperialism
The promotion and imposition of a politically powerful culture over a less powerful nation.
Cultural Imperialism
Media Imperialism has a much wider scope than cultural imperialism. True or False?
False. Cultural Imperialism bas a much wider scope.
The over-concentration of mass media from larger nations, negatively affecting less powerful nations.
Media Imperialism
Cultural Imperialism take various form such as?
Formal policy, media, attitudes or military action
Media Imperialism mainly takes place through
mass media, e.g., news channels, western movies, etc.
What are 5 ways to spot disinformation online?
- Is it this the original account, or piece of content? (fact-check)
- Who shared…
- When was the news created.. (
- What account is sharing, could it be a bot? (find out about the other socials of the sharer. )
- Why was the post shared? (inspect the content)
Religious movements do not hesitate to appropriate secular themes and practices. True or False?
True
Media globalization is a one directional process. True or False?
False. People are active on “meaning-making process”, may interpret the media messages in several ways depending on their perspectives.
