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non-state actor
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Doesn’t represent a state, government, or organization.
Mostly terrorist groups: Al Qaeda and JEM (Sudanese Liberation Army) Difference between NGO: no international/broad issue; not as organized aka rag tag |
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Primordial
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- individuals willing to sacrifice themselves
-deeply ingrained from birth -social component determining membership -no physical distinction Ex. North Korea |
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Instrumental
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-member as long as the benefits outweigh the costs
-won’t stick around during conflicts Ex. U.S. Political Parties |
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Multi-National States in conflict
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They give more power to the ethno-national political groups in order to hold the country together
Come together through a shared history, government, and protest when one group is becoming too powerful in the system. Federalism Genocide Expulsion Integrationist Nationalist Identity-come up with things all groups share Autonomy/Devolution- self-determination movements |
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World Trade Organization
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-intellectual property rights: creation of one’s mind aka
copyrights/trademarks: Part of (TRIPS) Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights -handles trade disputes in consumer services (hotels, restaurants, and travel agencies) -handles disputes in producer services: investments and banking, insurance, advertising, and data processing -hopes to integrate in disputes on agriculture, textiles/clothing, telecommunications, labor standards, and environment -wants to make new, more effective way to solve company and country dispu |
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World Bank
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-United Nations agency designed to promote the economic development of
the world’s poorer countries and to assist them through long-term financing of development projects: -promotes long-term development of poorer countries by financing specific projects that can achieve institutional and structural economic changes -provides very low-interest loans through the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) -provides interest-free loans that can last 35 years or longer; for poorer countries to provide basic needs through the International Development Association (IDA) -makes loans to companies in developing countries through the International Finance Corporation (IFC) -attracts inves |
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International Monetary Fund
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-provides loans
-reconfigures loans/new payment structures -provides emergency aid through money -helps to reduce poverty -all incentives come with strings: -austerity package: basically forcing democracy on people -scares states’ sovereignty |
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states joining IGOs
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• Economic rewards
o NAFTA • Political influence o Uruguay and Paraguay in MERCOSUR o Italy and Germany in the European Common Market (EU) • Security o NATO- “collective security” o Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe o reciprocity Risks • Lose state sovereignty o Development of supranational organizations • Insufficient benefits (lose more than gained o Switzerland- wants to pursue political and economic goals apart from the EU o Russia- feels it would hurt national interests by joining OPEC |
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supranationalism
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It is the condition in which an IGO is so powerful that it has autonomous authority or certain powers of coercion independent of the member states.
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influence of supranationalism
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Voting rules- make rules to make it easier for states to work together than to try and be independent
• Legal authority- an IGO has legal precedent over the member states • Influence in new areas- able to create precedents when encountering new areas by taking a entrepreneurial role • Interest group facilitation- encourage and mediate cooperation between and within states |
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Rational Choice
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• Based on the assumption like, economic liberalism, that humans are rational
• Emphasizes the importance of domestic politics o Addresses motivations for individuals and companies o Runs cost-benefit analysis on government economic actions • Stance on Trade o Free trade may be good for some groups but not others o Understand how the government’s actions affect businesses and visa versa |
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Economic Liberalism
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• ind. and states care about their own satisfaction in market
• Free markets • Minimal government interference • Stance on Trade o Free trade is o Brings about economic integration throughout the world |
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Neomercantilism
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• Also known as realism
• Follows realism thought o Applies it to mercantilist values o Economics is for the benefit of the state • Economics for the increase of state power • Stance on Trade o Free trade is good if it serves the interest of the state o Usually involves trade barriers like tariffs and quotas o Maximize exports and minimize imports |