Chapter 11 Political Science

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foreign policy

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foreign diplomatic relations and policies of the country beyond its borders

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African union

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International organization founded to promote cooperation among the independent nations of Africa

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relative

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method of distinguishing the comparable strength of a political unit by contrast in it with another

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subsystemitc

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International grouping. art relations among states that do not include all actors

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units of analysis

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aunties studied in politics what or whom as the basis of analysis

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structural anarchy

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in international relations the assumption that no higher authority exists above the nationstate

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International governmental organizati

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institution formed by three or more countries with a common economic social cultural or political purpose

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Gross national product

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total value of goods and services produced in a country in one year plus the total of net income earned abroad

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Fixed Exchange rate system

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System in which states agreed-upon set values for there currencies in terms of national currencies

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floating exchange rate system

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System in which the market desides the relative values of national money

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multilateralism

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integration of cordination of policies decision making by three or more nationstates

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political globalization

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political process that span national borders and frequently circumvent them entirely

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detent

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warming of relations

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Rapprochement

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reconciliation

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Realpolitik

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pragmatic approach to world politics; idea that country should practice balance of power politics and strive to achieve an equilibrium of power in the world to prevent any other country or coalition of countries from dominating in the system

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Neorealism

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New realism approach that international relations from a systemic. approach were states are constrained by international structure also called structural realism.

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security dilemma

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conception in world politics that states are both protected and threatened by the existence of other states

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zero sum game

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political or economic situation in which whatever's game by one side is locked by the other result in a net chance of zero

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positive sum

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relationship between two or more entities that yields benefits for all participants

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liberal institutionalism

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International relations theory that suggests international institutions make cooperation more likely and advantageous

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superstructure

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political legal cultural and religious justification structures and practises

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dialectical materialism

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marxist notion that material forces affect political Throught social and economic change

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diplomacy

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International negotiation and discussion that takes place on an official and sometimes unofficial level between and among states