Global Politics - Key terms

What is a state?

• Refers to groups of people claiming common bonds based on culture, language and history.

• An entity that possesses a permanent population, defined territory and recognised sovereignty.

• A region within a country, like Victoria or New South Wales

• Legitimate or widely recognised ability to exercise effective control of a territory within recognised borders.

What is a nation?

• Refers to groups of people claiming common bonds based on culture, language and history.

• An entity that possesses a permanent population, defined territory and recognised sovereignty.

• A country like Australia.

• A group of states with recognised history, like Europe.

What is sovereignty?

• Refers to the manipulation of the exchange of goods, services, labour and capital to influence the actions of another state.

• Refers to the policy of a state acting alone in regards to upholding/defending their national interest

• A rich state with lots of gold.

• Legitimate or widely recognised ability to exercise effective control of a territory within recognised borders.

What does multilateralism mean?

• Refers to a system of coordinating relations between two global actors, usually in pursuit of specific objectives.​

• Refers to a system of coordinating relations between three or more global actors, usually in pursuit of specific objectives.​

• A state acting on its own

• Refers to acceleration and intensification of exchanges of goods, services, labour and capital, which promote global interdependence.

What is globalisation?

• Refers to institutions, rules, norms and legal arrangements that seek to facilitate cooperation, and manage relations, between states.

• Refers to the manipulation of the exchange of goods, services, labour and capital to influence the actions of another state.

• Refers to acceleration and intensification of exchanges of goods, services, labour and capital, which promote global interdependence.

• Refers to institutions, rules, norms and legal arrangements that seek to facilitate cooperation, and manage relations, between states.

What does unilateralism mean?

• Refers to institutions, rules, norms and legal arrangements that seek to facilitate cooperation, and manage relations, between states.

• Refers to a system of coordinating relations between three or more global actors, usually in pursuit of specific objectives.​

• Refers to the policy of a state acting alone in regards to upholding/defending their national interest, with little or no regard for the views or interests of other global actors​

• Refers to a system of coordinating relations between two global actors, usually in pursuit of specific objectives.​

What is one of the problems with the concept of sovereignty?

• Not all states act ethically towards their people

• Where's the fun if states can't just invade each other?

• There's too many states

• Sovereignty is too hard to spell

What are the main two aims of a state?

• Pursue profit and please shareholders

• Protect sovereignty and pursue its national interests

• Uphold human rights and justice

• Maintain peace and encourage international cooperation

What is global governance?

• Refers to institutions, rules, norms and legal arrangements that seek to facilitate cooperation, and manage relations, between states.

• Refers to power exercised through coercion, or threatened acts of coercion, to influence the actions of other global actors.

• Refers to negotiations between actors in the global political arena in response to an immediate crisis.

• Donald Trump just presidenting like a boss

Which of the following is an example of a nation, but not a state?

• Australia

• North Korea

• The Kurds

• Israel