Mid Term 1

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Alliance

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Agreement of peace and collaboration between states

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Anarchic System

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No higher power or law: all states are on equal playing field, can go to war with each other, etc.

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Appeasement

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Agreement upon certain demands and conditions to prevent war

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Balance of Power

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Situation where states contain equal power; no one dominant state

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Unipolar, bipolar, multipolar

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One great power, Two great powers, Multiple great powers

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Class

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Society divided into sects based on economic status

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Proletariat

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The working class

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Bourgeoisie

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The ruling class; capitalist class

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Cold War

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War that lasted from post WW2 to 1990s, balance of power between Russia and US + allies, Capitalism vs Communism

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Collective Security

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United Nations: if a state wages war, all other states agree to protect the victim

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Concert of Europe

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Occurred after Napoleonic Wars; Balance of Power system established to promote collaboration and prevent war

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Congress of Vienna

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Established Concert of Europe; held by Austria, Russia, Prussia, France, and others after Napoleonic Wars

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Constructivism

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Based on identity; you will perceive a greater threat from states you don't identify with; who we identify with shapes politics

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Containment

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US movement to stop spread of communism

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Critical Theory

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Critical of Liberalism and Realism; emphasis on remaining skeptical

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Democratic Peace Theory

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Liberal theory that if every state has a democratic system, war won't happen

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the Fourteen Points

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Woodrow Wilson speech post WW1; emphasized liberalism/idealism after the worst war that had occured

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the Enlightenment

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period in 17th and 18th century that rejected catholicism and reintroduced democracy ideals

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Feminist Theory

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All the previous theories only applied to men, not human nature, that women have been oppressed and their voices should be heard

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Great Power/Superpower

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Powerful state with much economic and political influence (US, China)

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Hyperpower

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The most influential state in the world (Great Britain during imperialism era)

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Hegemony

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State with dominance over other states

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Hegemonic Cycle/Hegemonic Stability

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Cycle: Hegemonies rise, get lazy, then fall, giving way to new (UK, US, China)

Hegemonic Stability: the world can be stable under one peaceful hegemony

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Identity

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shared traits between peoples or states, a nation is a region of people with a common strong identity

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Interest

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Goal in mind

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Inter Governmental Organization

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organization combining multiple states (WTO, UN, NAFTA)

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Non Governmental Organization

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Non profit, has a cause, usually humanitarian (Amnesty International, Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders)

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Levels of Analysis

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categorizes theories based on focus; certain theories focus on power, war, economics, etc.

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League of Nations

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Inter Governmental Organization created post WW1 to settle disagreements between countries

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Leviathan

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Hypothetical leader that would be in charge of all the world's states to prevent an anarchic system; liberal theory

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Liberal Institutionalism (multilateralism)

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Institution like League of Nations and UN that strive to prevent war and promote collaboration between states

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Liberalism/Idealism

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Theory that promotes democracy, peace (cooperation), and capitalism

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Marxism/Economic Structuralism

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There will be a revolution of the workers to end capitalism and launch economic equality

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Materialist vs Constructivist Theories

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Materialist: political issues are driven by material factors: money, territory, weapons. Constructivism believes politics are driven by ideas: morals, identity, purpose, etc.

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MNC/TNC/TSE

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Multi National Corporations: For profit businesses that exist in multiple states.

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Nation vs State

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Nation: group of people with common strong identity
State: Government with sovereignty

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National Interest

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Theoretically, states make foreign policy decisions based on national interest of their citizens

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Nationalism

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Strong patriotism for one's country or people

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Xenophobia

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Intense dislike of people from other nations

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Civil Society Organization

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NGOs that exist in the US, volunteer organizations

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Paradigm

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A theoretical approach to international politics (liberalism, feminism, constructivism, etc)

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Peace of Westphalia

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Ended 30 years war, established states

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Politics

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Situation in which decision must be made and agreement must be met among people with different interests

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Postmodernism

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Rejection of theoretical approaches, people have unexplainable characteristics and there is no one true theory that can explain the world

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Power

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The ability of an actor to achieve it's goals

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Reparations

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making of amends for wrong doing (Germany made economic reparations after WW2)

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Realism

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Focus on power; normative; states are unitary actors that work under national interests; primary concern is own security and survival

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Security Dilemma

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States build arms to protect themselves, other states see that as threats

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Arms Race

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Security dilemma that occurred between capitalist and communist states with creation of nuclear weapons

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Self-help System

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Exists under anarchic system, states have to help themselves

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Supranational

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Power that is above states (doesn't really exist, WTO has some supranational influence)

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Terrorists vs Freedom Fighters

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Terrorism is how we label extremists we don't identify with, freedom fighters are used when they're fighting for a cause we believe in

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Prescriptive vs Descriptive Theory

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Prescriptive: solve problem, descriptive: explain problem

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Positive vs Normative Theory

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positive: how things are, normative: how things should be

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Status Quo vs Revolutionary Theory

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status quo= positive, revolutionary = normative

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Treaty of Versailles

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Ended WW1

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Truman Doctrine

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Campaign to contain soviet expansionism (communism)

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United Nations

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Created post WW2 seeks to solve problems through collaboration

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World Systems Theory

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The world is a system of economic inequality with high power and economic states and low power and economic states

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Core/Periphery/Semiperiphery

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Core: top countries, Periphery: bottom countries, Semiperiphery: middle countries