Current World Issues Vocab- Chapters 1-3

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Actor

a distinct entity that have power over a large population (Joe Biden, China)

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Generalization

taking a series of observations and make assumptions about how the world works because it seems to be true

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Ecological Fallacy

grouping people together and making assumptions based off of where they are from. Assuming someone is a certain way because of where they are from

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Individualistic Fallacy

assuming everyone from a certain group of people is the same based on one or two people

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Process Tracing

seeing common factors and tracing them together

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Wicked Problem

something very hard or impossible to solve

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Zero Sum

where one person or group wins everything

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Non zero sum

where everyone wins something

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Globalization

the integration of communications, trade, norms, ideas, conflicts, and environmental concerns across the entire world system

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State

a territory with recognized borders and a government with legal control over the population

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Treaty of Westphalia

ended the 30 Years' War in Europe and established the modern concept of sovereignty

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Sovereign

the right of an internationally recognized state to govern internal affairs without interference from other states

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5 Rules for Sovereignty

  1. defined borders

  2. permanent population

  3. international recognition

  4. international and external defense

  5. legal rights with other states

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Nation

a large population with shared descent, language, history, and other cultural elements

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Industrial Revolution

global shift from handmade production to machine made production

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Imperialism

expansion of state power and territory through military force

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DIME Model

diplomatic, informational, military, and economic measures various levels of state power

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IGOs

organizations founded by sovereigned states to cooperate over shared interests

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NGOs

organizations founded by private actors to provide services, advocate causes, and earn profits

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Web 2.0

shift from static and non-interactive webpages to interact tools that encourage users to interact

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Democracy

rule by the people

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Direct Democracy

rules and laws are crafted and voted on directly by every single citizen

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Indirect Democracy

electing representatives to carry out the will of the people

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Majoritarian Model

a system in which an elected majority holds the power and decides who governs without requiring minority input

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Consensus Model

a system in which those who govern attempt to gain wide support for decisions

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Parliamentary Systems

systems in which voters elect the legislature and the legislature selects the executive from the majority party, commonly referred tp as the prime minister

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Presidential Systems

system in which voters select legislatures and the executive, or the president separately

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Liberal Democracy

formal democracy in which exclusive, legislative, and judicial powers are separate

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Constitutional Liberalism

constitutions and other governing documents the protect individual rights such as speech, the press, and religion

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

published on Dec. 10th, 1948 the UDGR laid out 30 articles to serve as the blueprint of definitions, norms, and ideas regarding human dignity, equality, and individual inalienable rights shared across all UN members

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Electoralist Fallacy

assuming elections are sufficient for a democracy to flourish

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Positive Rights

rights that the state grants such as universal healthcare or education

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Negative Rights

rights that the state cannot abridge such as freedom of speech, press, or religion

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International Court of Justice (ICJ)

United Nations court that settles disputes between states

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International Criminal Courts (ICC)

United Nations court that investigates and tries individuals charges with war crimes

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