Key Concepts

Power

Ability to affect change

Sovereignty

A state’s independence, ability to govern itself and control over it’s territory

Legitimacy

An actor/action being commonly acceptable

Interdependence

Mutual reliance between/among actors for access to resources

Human rights

Basic claims/entitlements that one should be able to excercise simply due to being a human being

Justice

Fairness and individuals “getting what they deserve”

Liberty

Having freedom and autonomy

Equality

All people/groups hve the same intrinsic value

Development

Sustained increase in the standard of living/wellbeing of a level of social organisation

Globalisation

Process by which all levels of economies, societies and cultures are becoming increasingly integrated and connected

Inequality

Where equality between people/groups is not realised and there are potential compromises of justice and liberty

Sustainability

When development meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future

Peace

An absence of conflict/violence and a state of harmonious relations

Conflict

Dynamic process of actual/perceived opposition between individuals/groups

Violence

A physical/psychological force afflicted upon another being

Non-violence

Practice of advocating rights without physcially harming the opponent