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| The view that world politics is driven by competitive self-interest, and, therefore that the central dynamic of international system is a struggle for power among countries as each tries to preserve or, preferably, improve its military security and economic welfare in competition with other states. |
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| The view that the selfinterested struggle for power among countries is caused by the anarchial nature of the international system, which leaves each state solely responsible for its safety and welfare and forces each state to pursue its interests in competition with other states. |
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| Analysts that believe that the distribution acrosss and shifting of power among states in the anarchial system is a causal factor that setermines the actions of states and, thus, the dynamics of world politics. |
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| A subdivision of realist thought, which believes the root cause of conflict is the aggressive nature of humans. |
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| The view that people and the countries that represent them are capable of finding mutual interests and cooperating to achieve them, by forming ties between countries and also by working together for common good through international organizations and according to international law. |
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| Analysts who reject power politics and argue that people are capable of finding mutual interests and cooperating to achieve them. |
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| A subdivision of liberal thought that is optimistic about human nature and believes people can achieve more collectively than individually, that people understand this, and therefore given the opportunity, people will seek to work together in their common, long term interests |
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| The view that conflict and other ills result from the anarchial international system can be eased by building global and regional organizations and processes that will allow people, groups, countries and other international actors to cooperate for their mutual interest. |
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| Analysts who believe that conflict and other ills resulting from the anarchial international system can be eased by building global and regional organizations and processes that will allow people, groups, countries and other international actors to cooperate for thier mutual benefit. |
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| The view that the course of international relations is an interactive process in which the ideas of and communications among "agents" (or actors; individuals, groups and social structures, including states) serve to create "structures" (treaties,laws,international organizations and other aspects of the international system), which, in turn influence the ideas and communications of the agents. |
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The most essential characteristic of an international state. The term strongly implies political interdependence from any higher authority and also suggests at least theoretical equality.
Internal: upholds the legal authority of the state within its territory
External: upholds the right of states to exist with being attacked or threatened by other states
Orignated: Aristotle "Supreme authority can rest with law |
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| A group of people that believe that human rights are derived from sources external to society, such as theological, ideological, or natural rights basis. |
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| Medieval political system of smaller units, such as principalities, dukedoms, and baronies ruled by minor royalty. |
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| A multifaceted concept that represents the increasing integration of economies, communications and culture across national boundaries. |
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| A term used by scholar Benjamin Barber to describe the internal pressure on countries that can lead to their fragmentation and even their collapse. 55 |
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| (terrorist organization) small and lightly equipped attacks a military stronger using unconventional means, such as terrorism, or with limited unconventional weapons, such as nuclear explosives and material, biological agents or chemical agents. |
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| The lcose interrelationship and mutual dependence of two or more domestic economies on each other. |
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| The ability to continue to improve the quality of life of those in the industrialized countries and particularly, those in the less developed countries while simultaneously protecting earths biosphere. |
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| A single country or alliance that is so dominant in the international system that it play the key role in determingin the rules and norms by which the system operate. As the dominant power in the system it has a central position in both making and inforcing the norms and modes of behavior. Hegemon is a synonym for a hegemonic power. |
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| A type of international system that describes a single country with complete global hegemony. 93 |
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| The belief that the nation is the ultimate basis of political loyalty and that nations should have self governing states. |
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| A political doctrine that holds that sovereign political atuhority resides with the citizens of a state. According to this doctrine the citizenary grant, a certain amount of authority to the state, its government and especially its specifc political leader but do not surrender ultimate sovereignity. |
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| An analytical approach that emphasizes the importance of the impact of world conditions on the actions of state and other international actors. 91 |
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| An analyitical approach that empasizes the actions of states and the internal causes of their policies. |
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| An analytical approach that emphasizes the role of individuals as either distinct personalities or biological/pychological beings. |
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| an individual level analyis apraoch to dicision making that assumes that individual make foreign policy decisions and that different individuals are likely to make different decisions. |
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| Cognitive Decision Making |
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| Making choices within the limits that you conciously know. |
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| how an individuals membership in an organization/ decision making group influences his or her thinking and actions. |
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| The bolk of the states administrative structure that continues even when leaders change. |
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| Extension beyond the borders of a single country; applies to a political movement issue, organization or other phenomena. |
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| Instruental Theory of Government |
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| The notion that the purpose of political units and their governments is to benefit the people that establish them and the continued legitimate existance of these organizations rests on whether and how well they perform their tasks. |
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| Religious traditionalism and values incorporated into secualr political activites. |
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| A form od democracy that is defined by whether or not particualr procedures are followed, suchas free and fair elections, or following a set of laws or a constitution. |
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| a form od democaracy that is defined by whether qualities of democaracy such as equality, justice or self rule are evident. |
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| a political system that allows little or no participation in decision making by individulas and groups outside the upper reaches of the government. |
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| The governmental system a country has in terms of free and fair elections and levels of participation. 265 |
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| countries in which all or most of the citizen give their primary political loyalty to an ethnic, religious group or some other source of political identity. |
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Economic determinism, based on class analysis and struggle.
workers v bourgeorise
Radical change is needed. |
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good guys need to control the bad guys
IOs only constrain to good states and not the bad ones.
GW Bush and Iraq thinking! |
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