International Politics #1 Short Answer

Culture

Addresses a broad set of different phenomena including: traditions, habits, patterns, behaviors.

They are shaped by society’s prevailing beliefs, norms, and values

Political Culture

Political norms, beliefs, and values.

Simply baked into the system and so inherent that people dpn’t think about them

International Relations

Focuses on how countries interact with each other in a variety of areas, such as : borders, trade, and even war

Diplomacy

Process in which states try to influence the behavior of actors by bargaining, negotiatin, talking, or refaraming from a specific action, or appealing to the foreign public for support of a position.

Recognition

The Acceptance by the international community of a state’s sovereignty over its territory.

Can also mean recognizing a particular government or ruler.

Sovereignty

The real power to make political decisions with any given territory that does not need to be approved by another actor in some political system.

Legitimacy

The moral and Legal right to rule, which is based on law, custom, hereditary principals, or the consent of the governed.

State

1. A permanent population

2. A defined territory

3. A government

4. The capacity to enter into relations with other states

5. Can practice legitimate political violence in pursuit of political interest

Nation

1. Historically formed group of people

2. unifed by a complex and historical set of diverse social and cultural bonds

3. That generate feelings of affinity and distinctiveness among individuals

4. Under a shared subjection to a system of rules

City-State

A state that centers on a single city, rather than a large territory.

Nation-State

A formal political organization;

Which links together state and nation;

Whereby each nation should have a single state;

And each state should connect to a nation.

Feudal System

A political system in which legal and political subservience is owed to multiple overlapping authorities- such as local nobels, monarchs, and even major relgious figures like the pope- rather than being soley by a territory.

Balance of Power System

System in which no single actor is dominant and the distribution of power in this system is unequal among different countries.

Concert of Europe

After acknowledging there was an inability of several states to form an alliance against Napoleon- whihc made it easier for him to cause havoc- countries signed the Concert of Europe.

• Cooperate and maintain peace and stability;

• Maintain the status quo in euro-international politics;

• And Confer periodically.

Colonialism

Manifested through the establishment of colonies/ territories governed from the Imperial Center, rather than having their own government.

• Was driven by the idea that all territories would be taken and countries slow to practice would be at a disadvantage

Imperialism

Using economic means or military threats to control the government of another country or territory.

Nationalism

Doctrine that recognizes the nation as the primary unit of political allegiance.

Triple Alliance

A pre-WW1 agreement by

• Germany

• Italy

• Austria-Hungary

Triple Entente

A pre-WW1 agreement by

• UK

• France

• Russia

Rollback and Containment

Forcing a change in the major policies of a state, usually by replacing its ruling regime

Liberalism

Global peace and cooperation are achievable through international trade, diplomacy, and shared rules rather than military power

Complex Interdependece Theory

States and non-state actors are deeply connected through multiple economic, social, and political channels, making military force less useful for resolving disputes

Economic Structuralism Theory

Views the global capitalist system, rather than military power or political anarchy, as the primary driver of international politics and state behavior.

Constructivism

A social theory asserting that global politics are shaped by shared ideas, beliefs, and values rather than just material power

Public Diplomacy

Process of targetting both foreign publics and elites, attempting to create an overall image that enhances a country’s ability to achieve it’s objectives

Two Track Diplomacy

Process of using individuals outside of the governmetn to carry out negotiations withi foreign states.