SOCSCI 032 Global Interstate Flashcards
The interstate system have been organized
around the principles of what?
state sovereignty, territoriality, and interference.
This is an organization with an international membership,
scope, or presence.
International organization
What are the Principles of the Contemporary Interstate System
Sovereignty
Territoriality
Non-Interference
Where was Sovereignty derived from?
Derived from the Latin term superanus through the French
term souveraineté,
Originally meant to be the equivalent of supreme power.
Is a term associated with non verbal
communication that refers to how people
use space to communicate ownership or occupancy of
areas and possessions.
Territoriality
Is the act of or something that obstructs or hinders.
Interference
In the 30 year war the peace was negotiated, from 1644, in the
Westphalian towns of?
Münster and Osnabrück.
This is a region in northwestern
Germany and one of the three historic parts of the
state of ___________.
Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia.
Three treaties were signed to end each of the
overlapping wars:
Peace of Münster, the Treaty of Münster, and the Treaty of Osnabrück.
This recognized the sovereign rights of the state and became the basis for the Westphalian international system (i.e. modern
interstate system)
Westphalian Treaty
of 1648
What were the factors that resulted in the current interstate
system?
capital and coercion, that is: wealth (resources), and
means to launch wars
Who said “The state makes wars, and war makes the state.”
Charles Tilly
What were the 5 principles in politics?
- The principle of state sovereignty.
- The principle of legal (equality)of
states. - The principle of non-intervention of
one states in international affairs of
another. - International law and diplomacy .
- Reason of state replaced religion.
What was the Westphalian System?
Known as ‘Original Territorial Basis of Modern Interstate
System’
This was based on feudal, hierarchy system and also ended the hegemony of Habsburg Empire
Anti-Hegemonic System