Binary relation

In the book “Globalization and its Discontents” by Joseph E. Stiglitz, there are a lot of arguments about how the international community can do better when it comes to providing developing nations with aid. He discusses big organizations like the IMF and the World Bank, and how their efforts might even make the situation worse in some cases. The last chapters in the book, Stiglitz also discusses steps he sees are needed and that he argues should be applied by the international community.…

Advertising makes a significant contribution to the thriving economy of the United States. What consumers buy and use is often affected by what they see on television, in newspapers and magazines, and on social media. In the ad “Thank You Mom,” Procter and Gamble uses various means to attract the attention of the viewer but does not identify the product until the very end. Even so, the commercial is compelling and makes one want to watch the full advertisement. Procter and Gamble’s advertisement…

Theoretical issues centered around the phenomenon of conflict and war seek to explain an important part of international relations. This is reinforced through Vasquez’s acknowledgement that “Despite claims that interstate war is on the wane, it is still a very serious social problem” (2012, 301). These explanations will be explored through an analysis on the concepts of the security dilemma, deterrence, and alliances. Such issues are not solely rooted in any one IR theory. Therefore, the second…

Introduction In this section of the assignment I am going to explain the unitary and pluralistic frames of reference, assess how changes in trade unionism have affected employee relations and explain the role of the main players in employee relations. 1. Explain the unitary and pluralistic frames of reference. Unitary frame of reference – This refers to a way of thinking, such as assumptions, values and attitudes. This frame is based on being able to be successful, individuals of an…

Marx says that ideology refers to belief system produced by the relations between the different classes in society. In this story, the relations from both of the classes emerge the ideology that dictated by the bourgeoisie as the dominant class. The ideology built by the bourgeoisie is made to control their power over the proletariat who considered as the…

Christopher Hill defined foreign policy of a state as a set of strategies of activities chosen by a state with the view of safeguarding its national interests while at the same time achieving its goals within the international arena. It is also seen that foreign policy varies from individual states, governments and transnational actors. Domestic and foreign policies are recognized as increasingly inseparable and they are interconnected as a part of the overall political processes in a country.…

are called foreign policy. Every country represents its national interests in its foreign policy but it all depends upon the way by which they express their national interests effectively. Traditional diplomacy is government to government (G2G) relations. Traditional public diplomacy is about government talking to global publics…

United States and China are not heading toward a rivalry similar to the United States-Soviet conflict during the 20th century. This can be explained using the three levels of analysis in international relations: system, unit and individual respectively. Firstly, the system level of analysis, the international system is defined by anarchy—the absence of a central authority (Waltz). United States and the Soviet Union were sovereign and thus were autonomous to each other. The Cold War in the…

The purpose of this paper is to examine Robert Gilpin’s, The Politics of Transnational Economic Relations as well as Robert Cox’s, Gramsci and International Relations Theory: an essay in method. Gilpin’s theory that transnational actors and processes are dependent upon specific patterns of inter-sate relations (Gilpin, 1971, p.404) will be compared and contrasted with Robert Cox’s understanding of Gramsci’s hegemony and how it may be adopted to understand problems of world order. Gramsci’s…

An Essay Based on “We Are Not the World” “We Are Not the World”, written by Greg Ip, is an informative article depicting the ongoing struggle between the differing ideas and worldly impact of the nationalists and the globalists. Throughout this article, Ip touches on the topics of the rise of nationalists, what these nationalists do and do not have in common, globalism’s background and purpose, China joining the World Trade Organization, the impact of the euro, the financial connection of the…