Power and developments

Question 1

Define: Hard power

Answer 1

The use of a country’s military power to persuade other countries to do something, rather than the use of cultural or economic influence

Question 2

Define: Soft power

Answer 2

Involves shaping the preferences of others through appeal and attraction- not coerce

Question 3

Define: Smart power

Answer 3

Combination of hard and soft power

Question 4

Define: Structural power

Answer 4

Refers to the way in which powerful nation-states can determine ‘how things shall be done’

Question 5

Different systems of government:

Democratic states:

Answer 5

Government is elected by the public and is held accountable in regular elections

Autocratic/non-democratic states pose a threat to peace and stability

Semi-democratic state = Provides no opportunities for its citizens to hold government accountable for its actions

Question 6

Different systems of government:

Rogue states:

Answer 6

Does not act according to international norms of behaviour and acts in defiance of international law

Question 7

Different systems of government:

Failed states:

Answer 7

Government has entirely broken down. Law and order cannot be maintained