Chapter 9: Changing Nature of Global Order Quiz

The huge flows of electronic money moving around the world at the flick of a computer switch

Greater accessibility of Hollywood movies or US television programmes

Realism and liberalism

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<p>Mainstream perspectives include realism and liberalism, while critical perspectives challenge dominant theories.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Huge flows of electronic money</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Soft power refers to the ability to influence others through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Communication technology has empowered societies by enabling faster dissemination of information, facilitating social movements, and providing platforms for citizen participation in governance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hard power relies on military and economic strength to influence others, while soft power focuses on attraction and persuasion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Terrorist activities have a global reach due to the ease of communication and transportation, allowing terrorist organizations to operate across borders and continents.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Technology has impacted political outcomes by enabling rapid dissemination of information, shaping public opinion, and providing new tools for political activism and campaigns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Technology has shifted power balances by enhancing military capabilities, facilitating cyber warfare, and enabling surveillance and intelligence gathering on a global scale.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>New technology, particularly in communications like mobile phones and the internet, has empowered traditionally powerless groups by improving their tactical effectiveness. This has altered power balances within and between societies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The passage states that Al-Qaeda's influence on world politics has been out of proportion to its organizational and economic strength because &quot;modern technology, in the form of bombs and airplanes, has given its terrorist activities a global reach.&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The passage states that soft power is &quot;power as attraction rather than coercion, the ability to influence others by persuading them to follow or agree to norms and aspirations, as opposed to using threats or rewards.&quot; This is contrasted with hard power, which relies more on military strength and coercion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The passage suggests that the growing importance of soft power has &quot;stimulated a debate about whether military power is now redundant in global politics, especially when it is not matched by 'hearts and minds' strategies.&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The passage states that &quot;advances in communications technology, particularly the use of mobile phones and the Internet, have improved the tactical effectiveness of loosely organized groups, ranging from terrorist bands to protest groups and social movements.&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The passage suggests that &quot;due to new technology and in a world of global communications and rising literacy rates and educational standards, 'soft' power is becoming as important as 'hard' power in influencing political outcomes.&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers