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24 Cards in this Set
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Assorted informal groupings of the major economic and financial powers known as the G-7, G-8 and G-20
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Great power groups
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An approach that argues that states will decline in significance as expert intergovernmental organizations solve practical problems.
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Functionalism
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Groups of experts in a specific field who share and are motivated by the same set of scientific ideas and training.
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Epistemic communities
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Problems that can be resolved by informal means rather than institutional cooperation.
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Coordination problems
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Problems that can be resolved only when parties cooperate, usually through institutional means.
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Collaboration problems
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An approach that argues that intergovernmental organizations, such as the institutions of the European Community/Union, transform state loyalties and identities directly.
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Neofunctionalism
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The principal general-purpose intergovernmental organization that deals with collective security, economic and social development, and international law and human rights.
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United Nations (UN)
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The claim of a state that it can prosecute perpetrators of war crimes anywhere in the world.
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Universal jurisdiction
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Share of money that each country provides to the International Monetary Fund for lending, which determines its voting power.
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IMF quota
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Organizations whose members come from and are limited to a specific geographical region of the world.
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Regional organizations
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Institutions above the level of the state, like the European Commission, that are motivated by common, rather than state-specific, goals.
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Supranational institutions
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A supranational organization that in 1993 superseded the European Communities and now unites European democracies in specific policy areas.
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European Union
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A way of reconciling different regulatory standards across nations by requiring that product standards accepted in one country be recognized by all participants.
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Mutual recognition
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The organ of the European Union that has the exclusive authority to initiate legislation and pursue the goals of an ever-closer union.
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European Commission
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The assembly that brings together the member states of the European Union.
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Council of the European Union
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Summit meetings of the Council of the European Union, involving heads of state and government, that deal with cross-cutting and controversial issues.
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European Council
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The principle that decisions by international organizations are made by weighted majority votes, as in the European Union today.
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qualified majority voting (QMV)
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The principal legislative body and only directly elected institution in the European Union.
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European Parliament
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The criticism made of the European Union that it is not directly accountable to the people it represents.
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Democratic deficit
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The judicial body that has the power to interpret and enforce European Community treaties and law.
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European Court of Justice (ECJ)
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The right of civilians, as well as states, to bring cases before a court, uncommon in international law until recently.
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Individual standing
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The banking institution whose Governing Council controls the money supply and sets short-term interest rates for the European Union
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European Central Bank (ECB)
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A 2004 European Union document, not yet ratified, which significantly increased the extent of European unity.
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European constitution
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A 2009 treaty that implements many of the provisions of the unratified European constitution by intergovernmental agreement.
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Lisbon Treaty
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