The Global Interstate System Flashcards
To explore the deepening of interactions between states
Internationalization
a compulsory political organization with a centralized
government that maintains the legitimate used of
force within a certain territory (Weber, 1997)
State
emphasizes on the organic ties that hold groups of
people together and inspire a sense of loyalty and
belonging
Nation
Effects of Globalization on Nation-States
- Imposed force choice upon nation-states.
- Establishment of economic and political
integrations. - Establishment of international laws and
principles. - Rise of transnational activism (TNA)
- Creation of new communications network
There aim is to foster
strong economic,
political, cultural,
educational, and
technical
intergovernmental
relationship
Example:
ASEAN, EU, WTO
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS (IGOs)
This IGO has 10 member states
* Aims:
1. To accelerate the economic growth, social progress and
cultural development in the region.
2. To promote regional progression
3. To promote regional peace and stability.
4. To promote active and beneficial cooperation and mutual
assistance on matters of common interest
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Established in 1993 with a 28 state members
* Goals:
1. To promote peace, its values, and the well-being of its
citizens.
2. Offer freedom, security, and justice without internal
borders
3. Uphold sustainable development based on balanced
economic growth and price stability
European Union (EU)
- It has 164 member states; the sole IGO that
caters to rules of trade on a global scale - Its objective is to ensure that trade runs as
smoothly, predictably, and freely as possible
World Trade Organization (WTO)
A system of heightened
interaction between
various sovereign states,
particularly the desire
for greater cooperation
and unity among states
and people
Internationalism
The idea of liberal
internationalism which
proposes that nations
must give up their
freedom and submit to a
larger system of laws
that is embodied by
common international
principles. Who said this?
Liberal Internationalism
Immanuel Kant 1795
In contrast, Giuseppe
Mazzini assumed that
nationalism and
international cooperation
complemented each
other
Liberal Internationalism
Giuseppe Mazzini
Based on the view that
capitalism is a global system
and that the working class
must unite as a global class to
forward the struggle against
capitalism
Socialist Internationalism
One of the biggest critic of Mazzini
“Workers of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains”
Karl Marx
- A union of European socialist and labor parties
established in Paris in 1899 - Creation of May 1 as Labor Day and March 8 as
International Women’s Day
Second International (SI)