Mod 30 Forms of Governance + Mod 31 Devolution and Supernationalism

Unitary State

An independent state that concentrates power in the central government and grants little or no authority to its subnational units.

Federal State

An independent country that disperses significant authority among subnatinal units.

Irredentism

The political claim to a territory in another country based on ethnic affiliations and historic boundaries

Ethnic cleansing

Forced removal of ethnic group by another to create an ethnically homogenous territory in forms such as forced migration and genocide.

Terrorism

Calculated use of violent acts against civilians and symbolic targets to public a case, intimidate or coerce a civil population, or affect conduct of government.

International Terrorism

Terrorism that transcends national boundaries and is intended to intimidate people in other countries.

Domestic terrorism

Acts by individuals or groups against the citizens or governments of their own country.

State terrorism

Terrorism committed by government agents whose leaders have ordered them to murder imprison, or force into exile perceived enemies of the state.

Subnational Terrorism

Terrorism committed by non-government groups that feel wronged by their government

Supranationalism

Occurs when a collection of nation-states and their citizens relinquish(give up) some sovereign rights to large scale body that exersize authority over its member states.

Supranational organizations

International political body that nation-states establish in cooperation with their neighbor for mutual political, military, economic, or cultural gain.

Regional Trading Bloc

A multi-national agreement that reduces or eliminates taxes to promote free flow of good and services across international borders.