IB Global Politics Unit 1 - Power, Sovereignty and International Relations

Unit 1 terms and case studies

Hegemony

The leadership or domination of one system over another

Liberalism

Is a political philosophy based on the rights of the individual, consent to be governed, private property and equality

Realism

A theory that looks at the state’s struggle for power and security where they only act in their self interest. Here there is no global authority enforcing rules.

State actor

A government or state body

Non-state actor

A person or group that has some political influence but is not associated with a country or state.