Unit 4 - 3 Flashcards
movement of power from central gov to regional gov withing state
Devolution
forced removal of an ethnic group from an area to create ethnically consistent territory
Ethnic Ceansing
The advocacy of full political separation from the larger round along cultural, ethnic, tribal, or governmental lines.
Ethnic Separatism
Organized violence aimed at government and civilian targets to create fear for the advancement of political goals.
Terrorism
Movement to unite people who share a language or other cultural elements but are divided by a national boundary.
Irredentism
Have their own local and legislative bodies to govern a region with a population that is an ethnic minority within the entire country. Handle own day-to-day governance but not fully independent.
Autonomous Regions
People who have a primary allegiance to a traditional group or ethnicity(rather than a country)
Subnationalism
Fragmentation of a state or region into smaller, often hostile, units along ethno-linguistic lines.
Balkanization
Integration of markets, states, communication, and trade on worldwide scale.
Globalization
Multiple countries forming an organization for the benefit of all members
Supranationalism
Who: 193 member states, most states of the world plus two as non-member observer states
Goal: Peace, security, and human rights
United Nations(UN)
Who: 30 states, US, Canada, Iceland, most countries in Western and Central Europe, and Turkey
Goal: Give mutual defense of other members
North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO)
Who: 27 states, mostly Western and Central Europe, and Turkey
Goal: Integrate member states politically and economically
European Union(EU)
Who: US, Canada, Mexico
Goal: Free trade between the three
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Who: 10 SE Asian states
Goal: Advance economic growth, peace, social progress, and cultural and economic development in region
Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN)
Who: 8 states, only those with territories in arctic, Canada, US, Russia, states of northern Europe
Goal: Foster cooperation, coordination, and interaction among Arctic states with participation of Arctic indigenous communities
Arctic Council
Who: 55 states, all states of Africa
Goal: Advocate peace, security, and stability on continent through better cooperation, economic development, and global integration
African Union
One of largest and most influential supranational organization.
Goal(s):
-Have countries agree to a set of fair and non-discriminatory guidelines for international trade.
-Make sure trade flows freely, smoothly, and predictably
World Trade Organization(WTO)
Focuses on production of oil, spans three continents with countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Indonesia, Venezuela, Nigeria, and Iran.
Goal(s):
-Coordinate and unify members’ petroleum policies to stabilize oil markets
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)
Companies that conduct business on a global scale
Transnational Corporations
Transition from autocratic to more representative forms of politics.
Democratization
Social and psychological effects of faster movement of information over space in a shorter period of time.
Time-Space Compression
Forces that pull a country apart
Ex.
-Many ethnicities/nationalities
-Economic inequality
-Territory disputes
-Lack of infrastructure
Centrifugal Forces
Forces that pull a country together
Ex.
-Strong national gov.
-Shared history
-Common language/religion
-Economic development
-Uniting against external threat
Centripetal Forces
