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Arab Spring

a series of protests that rocked much of the Middle East in 2010 and 2011

authoritarian

a regime in which decisions are made by political elites; may also be ruled by a single dictator, hereditary monarch, a small group of aristocrats, or a single party

BRICS

large countries undergoing rapid economic growth - Brazil, Russia, China, & sometimes South Africa


coalition

an alliance of parties that are close enough to one another to stay together for the duration of a parliamentary term

Cold War

rivalry between superpowers (US & Soviet Union) from the end of WWII to the collapse of the Soviet Union

Colored Revolutions

term used to describe uprisings referred to by color, such as the Green Movement in Iran

Constitution

a basic political document that lays out the institutions (established law, practice, or custom) and procedures that a country follows

crisis

a critical turning point

demand

inputs through which people and interest groups put pressure on the state for change

democracy

a system of government in which supreme power lies in the people

democratization/consolidation

the process of developing democratic states

environment

in systems theory, everything lying outside of the political system

equilibrium

a stable condition in which forces cancel one another

falsify

contradicting a theory by finding one example in which it does not hold true

feedback

how events today are communicated through to people later on and shape what people do later on

feedback loop

the section of a control system that allows for feedback and self correction; adjusts its operation according to differences between the actual output and desired output

Global South

the underdeveloped and largely poor countries in the world; often called third world

globalization

popular term used to describe how many international forces are affecting events inside individual countries

government

generic term to describe part of the state/administration today

human security

belief that security includes all area, not just the military

hybrid regimes

term used to describe regimes that combine elements of liberal democracy and authoritarianism in post-communist and other countries; Ex: Vietnam

identity politics

political attitudes and positions that focus on the concerns of social group identities; identified mainly on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation

imperialism

policy of colonizing other ocuntries

industrialized democracy

the riches countries with advanced economies and liberal states

input

support or demand from people to state

interest group

an organization formed to work for the views of a relatively narrow group of people; such as a trade union or business association

9/11

terrorist attacks that occurred in 2001 and changed the world of politics forever

nation

psychological term to describe attachment or identity rather than a geopolitical unit such as a state

nongovernmental association (NGO)

nonprofit private groups that exert political influence around the world and are playing an increasingly important role in determining developmental and environmental policies

output

public policy in systems theory

paradigm

a theory that covers an entire discipline

political culture

basic values and assumptions that people have towards politics

political participation

opportunities for citizens to take part in their country's government - voting, joining interest groups, and engaging in protest

political party

an organization that contests elections or contends for power

politics

the process through which a community set, or organization organizes and governs itself

positive- sum outcome

conflict resolution in which all parties benefit; also known as win-win

power

the ability to get someone to do something that he or she otherwise woudn't

public policy

the decisions made by state that define what it will do

regime

the institutions and practices that educe from government to government, such as the constitutional order in a democracy

resiliency

an organization's ability to return to health and strength after a setback

state

all individuals and institutions that make up public policy, whether they are in government or not

support

input that endorses the current leadership and its policies

sustainability

ability to stay in existence; to be maintained

systems theory

a model for understanding political life - examines how a state's components interact over time and how nonpolitical and international forces shape what it can and cannot accomplish

theory

explanatory statements, accepted principles, and methods of analysis

vicious cycle

system that deteriorates over time

virtuous cycle

system that improves over time

win-win outcome

conflict resolutions in which all parties benefit; also known as positive sum

zero-sum ogame

political outcome in which one side wins and the other side loses