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.…
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…
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…
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…
I think Wikipedia actually has a decent article on progressive nationalism. It summarizes it as thus: "Left-wing nationalism describes a form of nationalism officially based upon equality, popular sovereignty, and national self-determination. It has its origins in the Jacobinism of the French Revolution. Left-wing nationalism typically espouses anti-imperialism. It stands in contrast to right-wing nationalism, and has often rejected racist nationalism and fascism." That seems like a pretty…
Strengths and Areas of Needed Improvement Kekki is 6 years old Autistic child who is showing substantial delays in development of all the developmental area, which has included motor, self-help, and language, social and cognitive areas. Kekki is diagnosed with Autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which has been adversely impact on her education. However, she is very good in her reading skills as well as computer skills. She is very energetic, active…
Case study 5-2 is about the students at Yellowstone University as Teaching Assistants (TA), Research Assistants (RA), and Proctors. The case study talks about the course work and the work environments that go with each line of work. The TA’s demonstrate experiments to answer questions in an academic area of interest. The Ra’s perform research to their dissertation. The proctors are the ones that perform different duties for the University. Since the three jobs meet the common law test that the…
Schmidtz and Cohen stand at two almost diametrically opposed positions of equality. Schmidtz argues for an equality of treatment, while Cohen argues for an equality of opportunity. Schmidtz’s argument for equality of treatment implies that everyone should be treated the same, even if that treatment will result in others not being well off (Schmidtz 114). Cohen, on the other hand, argues that everyone should be treated the same in regards to improving society Cohen’s argument addresses three…