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NATO
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an organization comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
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Cold War
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intense economic, political, military, and ideological rivalry between nations, short of military conflict; sustained hostile political policies and an atmosphere of strain between opposed countries.
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Globalization
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extend to other or all parts of the globe; make worldwide
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Authoritarian
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pertaining to a governmental or political system, principle, or practice in which individual freedom is held as completely subordinate to the power or authority of the state
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European Union (EU)
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International governance made in an attempt to regulate and stabilize the myriad flows of globalization; an economic and political union of 27 member states; developed a single market through a standardized system of laws which apply in all member states, ensuring the freedom of movement of people, goods, services and capital.
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World Trade Organization (WTO)
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International governance made in an attempt to regulate and stabilize the myriad flows of globalization; deals with regulation of trade between participating countries; it provides a framework for negotiating and formalizing trade agreements, and a dispute resolution process aimed at enforcing participants' adherence to WTO agreements
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Collective Identities
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Class, gender, ethnicity and religion; illustrate how comparative politics can serve as a valuable tool for making political sense of even the most tumultuous times
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Comparativists
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believe that reliable statements cannot be made about most political situations by looking at only one case; often analyze political institutions or processed by looking at two or more cases that are selected to isolate their common and contrasting features.
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Country
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comprise distinct, politically defined territories that encompass political institutions, clusters, economies, and ethnic and other social identities; most important source of people’s collective political identity and they are the major arena for organized political action in the modern world
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State
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within a given country is almost always the most powerful cluster of institutions; refers to the key political institutions responsible for making, implementing, enforcing, and adjudication important policies in a country.
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Executive
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state institution that includes the president and/or prime minister and the cabinet.
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Cabinet
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part of executive state institution, the cabinet serves in conjunction with the president and/or prime minister towards formulating policy and directing government
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Bureaucracy
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the executive, legislative, and judicial branches all make up the bureaucracy
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Legitimacy
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a belief by powerful groups and the broad citizenry that a state exercises rightful authority. In the contemporary world, a state exercises legitimacy when it enjoys consent of the governed.
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Communist Party States
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a type of nation-state in which the Communist party attempts to exercise a complete monopoly on political power and controls all important state institutions
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Regime
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form of government that sets rules and cultural/social norms that regulate the operation of government and its interactions with society
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Regulations
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the rules that explain the implementation of laws. The legislature creates the implementation of the laws, but it is actually implemented by the executive branch agencies.
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State Formations
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how the institutional organization and political procedures of the state have evolved historically.
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Nation State
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formed when state boundaries and national identity coincide.
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Political Culture
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the attitudes, beliefs, values, and symbols that influence political behavior.
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National Choice Theory
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how individuals act strategically (rationally) in an attempt to reach certain goals from their government.
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Mid-level Theory
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theories focusing on specific features of the political world (institutions and policies) or classes of similar events (revolutions and elections)
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Dictatorship
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military and one-party states possess absolute power and absolute authority over state
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Democratic Transitions
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process in which countries with authoritarian forms of government develop more democratic regimes
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World Bank
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a specialized agency of the United Nations (1944); international bank designed to help member nations reconstruct and develop by guaranteeing loans
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International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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a specialized agency of the United Nations; international organization for stabilizing currency and maintains monetary pool that nations can refer to during a deficit
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Political Economy
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how the economy shifts the balance of freedom and equality
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Laissez Faire
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theory or system promoting as little government interference in economic affairs as possible
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Sustainable Development
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ecologically sound ways to modernize the economy and raise the standard of living
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Social Movements
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a group of people with common ideology who try to achieve certain general goals such as environmental regulation, reproductive rights, racial or ethnic relations
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