Topic 1 Flashcards
What does Polarity refer to?
The number of powers in the international system
How does Robert Dahl define power?
The ability to make someone do something they otherwise would not do.
What is Hard power?
Hard power refers to a state’s military might
What is Soft power?
Soft power refers to a state’s ability to influence/convince other countries within the international system.
What are the three types of power?
Instrumental
Structural
Ideological
What is instrumental power?
The ability to influence decisions through coerciveness and military.
What is Structural power?
Refers to the structure of power - think of hierarchy in federalism Feedral, provincial and municipal.
What is Ideological power?
The ability to get people to do what you want willingly - I.e the Catholic church.
What does the Government refer to?
A hierarchical set of formal institutions that have the authority to govern
What does Governance refer to?
The process involving formal and informal institutions in the process of governing.
Govern
The process through which a degree of order is and collective action.
What is an international regime?
An assemblage of actors institutions processes and ideologies involved in a certain area of global governance.
What does the study of the Global political economy focus on
the global political economy focuses on interconnected and imbedded institutions as well as how the process of economics influences politics
what does international refer to?
International refers to the relations between states
What does Transnational refer to?
Global processes that occur between and above states - involve other actors such as NGO’s NPO.
What defines A state’s sovereignty?
Definable boarders
Complete monopoly on coercive power
Recognition from the United Nations.
What does the modern “state” consist of? HINT TOPGS
Territory, organization, population, government and sovereignty.
What is Multilateralism?
Actions conducted between and with 3 or more state actors, bilateralism refers to the action of 2 or more states.
What are the three Criteria for something to be considered an IGO?
1) Must involve 3 or more states
2) Created through a formal government agreement
3) Operate in multiple states
Give examples of 5 non-state actors.
global civil society actors
NGO’s
For-Profit Private sector
MNC’s
Globalization
A wave of interconnectedness that seeks to provide liberal ideologies across the globe
When did the expansion of European Empires primarily take place?
1850-1945
What idea does Globalization Challenge?
The idea of State soverignty.
