Global Politics Unit 0

Violence

physical or psychological force upon someone else to prevent them from reaching their full potential.

Nonviolence

advocating rights without physically harming your opponent.

Conflict

opposition between individuals or groups.

peace

harmony and the absence of conflict/violence. institutional or personal.

Sustainability

development should not compromise the wellbeing of future generations. environmental, sociopolitical, economic.

Globalization

the worlds socieites and economies are becoming more integrated. Reducation of barries and borders! facilitated by energy, tech, and transportation.

Development

increase in wellbeing in society. increased income, better access to basic goods, equality, etc.

Equality

everyone has the same intrinsic value and is free/autonomous

Justice

Getting what your deserve, often through rights or legitimacy.

Legitimacy

actor/actions are commonly acceptable, usually in the form of democracy

Sovereignty

State independence, governance, and territorial control.

Power

the ability to effect change, within a social organization? contested relationships dominate politics.

Universalism

there is a universal human nature that transcends identity and therefore universal values are possible.

Relativism

Values are relatism and not universal.

Capitalism

The generation of profit is key to economic growth, the global order, and development. The basis of distributing resources is the generation of profit.

Liberalism

states act in the interest of justice and equality and can work together.

Realism

The world is competitive and countries act in their own self interest for security of the self.

Religion

Diverse belief systems that answer questions about the natural world and life/death. They share narratives, rituals, social norms, moral codes, and authority figures (supernatural).

Ethnicity

Identity as part of an enthic group with common language, belief history, or cultural/societal similarities.

Gender

Changing power relations between men and women, where constructions of masculinity are often priveleged.