Introduction to Global Politics - Chapter 1

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering key terms and concepts from Chapter 1 of the lecture notes on global politics.

Global Actors

Entities that play significant roles in global politics, including states, nations, transnational corporations, NGOs, and international organizations.

Global Issues

Major concerns addressed in global politics such as security, trade, poverty, human rights, and environmental challenges.

Theoretical Traditions

Frameworks for understanding global politics, including Realism, Liberalism, Marxism, Feminism, and Constructivism.

Levels of Analysis

Different perspectives for examining international relations: individual, domestic, systemic, and global.

Globalization

The process of increasing interconnectedness among societies that influences political, economic, cultural, and social events.

Arguments for Globalization

Positives such as economic transformation, communications revolution, developing global culture, and the need for global solutions to global risks.

Arguments against Globalization

Criticism including it being a buzzword, uneven effects, risks to local populations, and governance challenges.

Paradox of Globalization

The conflicting views on globalization as Western triumph versus the notion that it could represent a new stage of Western imperialism.