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29 Cards in this Set
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Supranational (p.355) |
Larger institutions and groupings such as the European Union to which state authority or national identity is subordinated |
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International Integration (p.355) |
The process by which supranational institutions come to replace national ones; the gradual shifting upward of some sovereignty from the state to regional or global structures
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Functionalism (p.357) |
Growth of specialized technical organizations that cross national borders |
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Neofunctionalism (p.357) |
A theory that holds that economic integration (functionalism) generates a "spillover" effect, resulting in increased political integration |
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Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) (p.357) |
Founded in 1967, chalked up some successes in promoting regional economic coordination over several decades |
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Mercosur (p.357) |
Founded in 1991, to increase economic trade and integration. South American countries included were Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay
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African Union (p.357) |
Formed in 2002, countries of Africa created an ambitious plan to coordinate economic and foreign policies, elect an African parliament, and create a stronger infrastructure than the predecessor |
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Disintegration (p.358) |
States running counter to (though simultaneous with) the integrating tendencies in today's world |
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European Union (p.358) |
The official term for the European Community and associated treaty organizations. Has 25 member states and is negotiating with other states that have applied for membership |
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The Schuman Plan (p.358) |
The merger of the French and German steel (iron) and coal industries into a single framework that could most efficiently use the two states' coal resources and steel mills |
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European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) (p.359) |
Created from the Schuman Plan, France and Germany were joined by Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg to reduce trade barriers in coal and steel, and to coordinate their coal and steel policies |
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Treaty of Rome (p.359) |
Created in 1957, was the Founding document of the European Economic Community (EEC) now subsumed by the European Union |
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Euratom (p.359) |
Created by the Treaty of Rome in 1957, an organization that coordinated nuclear power development by pooling research, investment, and management |
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European Community (p.358) |
Literally the European Union, but the unofficial term |
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Free Trade Area (p.359) |
A zone in which there are no tariffs or other restrictions on the movement of goods and services across borders |
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Customs Union (p.359) |
A common external tariff adopted by members of a free trade area; that is, participating states adopt a unified set of tariffs with regard to goods coming in from outside |
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Common Market (p.360) |
A zone in which labor and capital (as well as goods) flow freely across borders |
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Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) (p.360) |
The overall economic policies of the member states that would be coordinated for greatest efficiency and stability |
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Eurocrats (p.361) |
EU headquarters staff that had the reputation of colorless bureaucrats who care more about technical problem solving than about politics |
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European Commission (p.361) |
A European Union body whose members, while appointed by states, are supposed to represent EU interests. Supported by a multinational civil service in Brussels, the commission's role is to identify problems and propose solutions to the Council of Ministers |
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Council of the European Union (p.361) |
An institution in which the relevant ministers of each member state meet to enact legislation and reconcile national interests. Formerly known as the Council of Ministers. (sometimes called the European Council) |
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European Parliament (p.362) |
A quasi-legislative body of the European Union that operates as a watchdog over the European Commission and has limited legislative power |
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European Court of Justice (p.362) |
A judicial arm of the European Union, based in Luxembourg. The court has actively established its jurisdiction and its right to overrule national law when it conflicts with EU law |
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Single European Act (p.362) |
Created in 1985, was an act that set a target date of the end of 1992 for the creation of a true common market (free cross-border movement of goods, capital, people, and services) in the European Community |
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Maastricht Treaty (p.363) |
A treaty signed in the Dutch city of Maastricht that ratified in 1992; it commits the European Union to monetary union (a single currency and European Central Bank) and to a common foreign policy |
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Lisbon Treaty (p.369) |
A European Union agreement that replaces a failed attempt at an EU Constitution with a similar set of reforms and strengthening central EU authority and modifying voting procedures among the EU's expanded membership
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Digital Divide (p.374) |
The gap in access to information technologies between rich and poor people, and between the global North and South |
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Disinformation (p.377) |
When governments spread false as well as true information as a means of international influence |
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Cultural Imperialism (p.380) |
A term critical of U.S. dominance of the emerging global culture
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