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What characterizes the stage of imperialism according to Lenin?

  • The independence of smaller nations
  • The dominance of small-scale industries
  • The significant decrease in capital export
  • The establishment of monopolies and finance capital (correct)

    • What does dependency theory highlight about dependent countries?

  • Their development is influenced by another economy (correct)
  • They are economically self-sufficient
  • They have equal power in global trade relations
  • They frequently act independently of world markets

    • According to the information provided, who primarily governs the relationship between core and dependent countries?

  • The government entities of the dependent countries
  • The international financial institutions
  • The elite within each country (correct)
  • Geopolitical considerations between nations

    • In the context of triangular diplomacy, what advantage do corporations have over nation-states?

    <p>They can move their operations and locations more freely</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has been a significant consequence of the increasing interdependence of economies?

    <p>The emergence of core, periphery, and semi-periphery classifications</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor is NOT associated with the resurgence of piracy?

    <p>Enhanced maritime security</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the major economic challenges posed by piracy?

    <p>High economic costs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSC) play concerning piracy?

    <p>They contribute to state sovereignty debates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes a consequence of piracy on international relations?

    <p>Endangering trade relations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What international response is aimed at reinforcing sovereignty in pirate-infested regions?

    <p>Capacity building in Somalia and Kenya</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factor significantly contributes to the elevation of piracy according to the presented factors?

    <p>Available small arms proliferation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which coalition is a part of the international response to combat piracy?

    <p>Combined Maritime Forces (CMF)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of evolving norms in international society regarding piracy?

    <p>Prohibiting activities by state and non-state actors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one significant role of the state in peripheral industrialisation?

    <p>Intervening to ensure effective sponsorship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT considered a form of transnational organized crime?

    <p>Legal business expansion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the UN definition, transnational organized crime involves activities that occur in:

    <p>Multiple states or have spill-over effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common consequence when the state represses peripheral industrialisation?

    <p>Benefits preservation for the local bourgeoisie</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the UNODC primarily focus on?

    <p>Undermining transnational organized crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the phrase 'the continuation of business by other means' refer to?

    <p>The activities of transnational organized crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a transnational organized crime?

    <p>Environmental crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one method states may employ regarding transnational corporations (TNCs)?

    <p>Coercing or cajoling TNCs to act in specific ways</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What historical event in the 19th century exemplified the early formation of transnational advocacy networks?

    <p>Transnational campaigns against slavery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which category of NGOs is characterized by being created by the state or funded entirely by the government?

    <p>Government Organized NGOs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of operational NGOs such as Doctors Without Borders?

    <p>To provide direct humanitarian aid and services</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What describes the main function of campaigning NGOs like Amnesty International?

    <p>To engage in activism and raise awareness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of NGO explicitly refuses to engage in politics while focusing on humanitarian goals?

    <p>Service-oriented NGOs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factor contributed to the exponential growth of transnational activism after World War II?

    <p>Technological transformation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of reformist NGOs?

    <p>They seek common ground with the government while disagreeing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which category of NGO is known for carrying out actions that may be classified as obstructive or destructive?

    <p>Radical NGOs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the aims of international prohibition regimes?

    <p>To deter and suppress undesirable activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following crimes does NOT call for an international prohibition regime?

    <p>Cannibalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first stage in the global prohibition regimes?

    <p>The activity is considered normal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what stage do states begin to criminalize an activity through diplomatic efforts?

    <p>Third stage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do cosmopolitan norms differ from traditional state-to-state interactions?

    <p>They are based on global cooperation and values.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which countries historically have dominated the formation of normative structures for international prohibition regimes?

    <p>Europe and the United States</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one function of international prohibition regimes in relation to law enforcement?

    <p>To minimize safe havens for criminal activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has contributed to the progressive end of centralization in means of communication?

    <p>Enhancement of transnational movements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary definition of a diaspora?

    <p>A process of dispersion that maintains connections across boundaries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which migration was primarily driven by poverty in Ireland?

    <p>Irish migration to the United States.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What ideology became popular in relation to the Zionist project?

    <p>Nationalism and socialism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the goal of Operation Solomon in 1991?

    <p>To repatriate Ethiopian Jews to Israel.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common economic role of diasporas for nation-states?

    <p>Producing a transportable labor force through guest worker programs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do diasporas sometimes challenge the concept of nation-states?

    <p>By promoting a diverse array of cultural identities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential security challenge posed by diasporas?

    <p>Being perceived as a threat to national security.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do diasporas play in the context of war and peace?

    <p>They can act as peacekeepers and lobbyists.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the paradigmatic diasporas mentioned?

    <p>Jewish, Greek, and Armenian diasporas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What led to the translations of the term 'diaspora' by Jewish scholars?

    <p>The dispersion of Jews due to historical events.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Actors in World Politics

    • Actors in world politics are complex and multifaceted
    • Globalization has increased interconnectedness, reducing the significance of geographical boundaries
    • Key processes include deterritorialisation and interdependence
    • Time-space compression has effectively shrunk the world

    The Globalization of World Politics

    • Key dimensions of globalization are people, capital, politics, and culture
    • Processes include deterritorialization, interdependence, and time-space compression.
    • Theories of globalization include the international relations approach and the globalist approach. Another approach is the transnational critique
    • States adapt, transgovernmentalism, and NGOs, migration, and terrorist groups affect international politics
    • Transnational interactions include the movement of tangible and intangible items across state boundaries when at least one actor is not an agent of a government or an intergovernmental organization.

    Methodological Nationalism

    • Scholars using methodological nationalism assume that countries are the natural units for comparative studies
    • National interests are conflated with social science purposes
    • Variants of methodological nationalism include ignoring nationalism, naturalizing state boundaries, and limiting analysis to territorial confines

    Phases of Nation Building and Immigration

    • Prewar era focused on nation-building, intense globalization, and racial imperialism
    • The period from World War I to the Cold War saw a closure of borders and heightened concerns about the sovereignty of states
    • The Cold War era produced a decline in transnationalism and an increase in the policing of borders
    • Present day trends show a growth in the importance of migration, and new views on sovereignty that include a focus on transnational interactions

    Transnational Communities

    • Modern day populations are not confined by national boundaries
    • Diaspora groups have existed and continue to exist throughout history
    • Diaspora groups often maintain ties with their homelands and experience transnational flows

    Diasporas as Challengers of the Nation-State

    • Economic challenges arising from migration impacting home states
    • Concerns about population homogenization (e.g., Israel's Operation Solomon)
    • Security concerns in places like the Balkans where states sometimes try to control or suppress populations from other cultures.
    • Diasporas are a resource for the nation-state (e.g., guest worker programs) and can be involved in wars as well

    Transnational Corporations

    • Transnational corporations, tools of imperialism
    • FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) is increasing, especially in developing countries
    • Policy liberalization, technological change, and competition drive expansion
    • International product cycle theory explains how products move from developed to developing countries.

    Transnational Organized Crime

    • Transnational organized crime is a diverse range of criminal activities occurring in multiple states or with spillover effects
    • Activities include money laundering, drug trafficking, corruption, and fraudulent activities.
    • Technology and globalization have increased the scale and complexity of transnational organized crime
    • These activities undermine state sovereignty

    Transnational Political Violence

    • Terrorism, a form of transnational political violence, is difficult to define due to its complexity
    • It's often viewed as a “contest between states and non-state actors” and as a social movement with a specific political agenda,
    • Different waves of terrorism demonstrate historical shifts in the drivers, methods, and goals of violence

    Cases of Transnational Violence

    • Cases of transnational violence demonstrate the various forms and impacts of globalization
    • Factors like mobilization, grievances, and opportunity structures influence transnational movements
    • These movements demonstrate complexities of state/society relations with other transnational forms of political engagement and influence.

    Transnational Advocacy Networks

    • Transnational advocacy networks include NGOs and international organizations that operate across state borders.
    • These networks are characterized by horizontal patterns of communication and reciprocation.
    • Mobilization through TANs can include networking, persuasion, and frame alignment
    • There is a complex interplay of state-level and transnational factors in fostering and leveraging these networks.

    Global Frame/National Struggle

    • These groups employ international political strategies and resources to further their domestic and transnational purposes
    • These movements demonstrate the interactions between national grievances and global political forces.

    Transnational Political Violence

    • Terrorism is a form of transnational political violence that employs violence as a political strategy
    • Terrorism can be viewed as a social movement and its effectiveness is connected to its framing and the resources it has access to.
    • Political and economic influences are also considered significant factors

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    Test your understanding of key concepts in international relations, imperialism, and piracy. This quiz covers Lenin's views on imperialism, dependency theory, and the effects of piracy on economies and international governance. Explore the dynamics between core and dependent countries and the role of maritime security companies.

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