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What is a major challenge in global governance due to ineffective implementation and enforcement?
What is a major challenge in global governance due to ineffective implementation and enforcement?
What is the term used to describe the use of violence to create fear in a population?
What is the term used to describe the use of violence to create fear in a population?
What is the main deliberative organ of the United Nations?
What is the main deliberative organ of the United Nations?
What type of gaps refer to the challenges in implementing policies due to lack of institutions or ineffective institutions?
What type of gaps refer to the challenges in implementing policies due to lack of institutions or ineffective institutions?
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What is the term used to describe the lack of knowledge about the severity of a problem or the lack of resources to investigate an issue?
What is the term used to describe the lack of knowledge about the severity of a problem or the lack of resources to investigate an issue?
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What is the primary responsibility of the Security Council?
What is the primary responsibility of the Security Council?
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What is the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) responsible for?
What is the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) responsible for?
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How many members does the Security Council have?
How many members does the Security Council have?
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What is the term used to describe the global socio-economic and political divide originating in the late 20th century and early 21st century?
What is the term used to describe the global socio-economic and political divide originating in the late 20th century and early 21st century?
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What is the concept that involves the segregation, grouping, and ranking of people based on differences in class, race, economic status, and other categories?
What is the concept that involves the segregation, grouping, and ranking of people based on differences in class, race, economic status, and other categories?
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What is the term used to describe the formation of the first world, comprising the United States and the Soviet Union?
What is the term used to describe the formation of the first world, comprising the United States and the Soviet Union?
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What is the concept that involves the reorganization of political, economic, cultural, and social lives along the lines of an imagined region rather than according to the standard political unit of the nation-state?
What is the concept that involves the reorganization of political, economic, cultural, and social lives along the lines of an imagined region rather than according to the standard political unit of the nation-state?
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What is the term used to describe countries that are not economically sound and politically stable?
What is the term used to describe countries that are not economically sound and politically stable?
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Who coined the term 'Third World'?
Who coined the term 'Third World'?
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What is the term used to describe the line that divides more developed and less developed countries?
What is the term used to describe the line that divides more developed and less developed countries?
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What is the first and foremost challenge that affects the world today?
What is the first and foremost challenge that affects the world today?
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What is the term used to describe a group of nations who agree to take part and form formal organizations?
What is the term used to describe a group of nations who agree to take part and form formal organizations?
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What is the term used to describe the period of political tension and rivalry from the mid-1940s?
What is the term used to describe the period of political tension and rivalry from the mid-1940s?
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What event in the US led to greater economic independence after the War of 1812?
What event in the US led to greater economic independence after the War of 1812?
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What is the term used to describe the process of dividing an area into smaller segments?
What is the term used to describe the process of dividing an area into smaller segments?
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What is the term used to describe a place or physical environment?
What is the term used to describe a place or physical environment?
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What is the main goal of regionalism?
What is the main goal of regionalism?
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What is the primary function of global governance?
What is the primary function of global governance?
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What is the result of greater ASEAN integration?
What is the result of greater ASEAN integration?
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What is the term for the collective efforts to identify, understand, and address worldwide problems that go beyond the problem-solving capacities of states?
What is the term for the collective efforts to identify, understand, and address worldwide problems that go beyond the problem-solving capacities of states?
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What is the term used to describe the concept of supreme authority or power within a state?
What is the term used to describe the concept of supreme authority or power within a state?
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What is the term used to describe the gap between what is and what should be, in terms of nationalities working in duty stations?
What is the term used to describe the gap between what is and what should be, in terms of nationalities working in duty stations?
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What is the term used to describe the principal judicial organ of the UN, responsible for settling legal disputes between states?
What is the term used to describe the principal judicial organ of the UN, responsible for settling legal disputes between states?
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What is the term used to describe the council that was established to provide international supervision for 11 Trust Territories?
What is the term used to describe the council that was established to provide international supervision for 11 Trust Territories?
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What is the term used to describe the family of viruses that can cause respiratory illness in humans, characterized by crown-like spikes on the surface of the virus?
What is the term used to describe the family of viruses that can cause respiratory illness in humans, characterized by crown-like spikes on the surface of the virus?
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What is the term used to describe the basic element of a state, comprising individuals who inhabit the territory in a permanent way?
What is the term used to describe the basic element of a state, comprising individuals who inhabit the territory in a permanent way?
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What is the term used to describe the act of implementing laws and policies, and carrying out the day-to-day work of the organization?
What is the term used to describe the act of implementing laws and policies, and carrying out the day-to-day work of the organization?
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What is the primary function of writing as a technology?
What is the primary function of writing as a technology?
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What has increased globally for the rich and poor as a result of global governance?
What has increased globally for the rich and poor as a result of global governance?
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What is the primary benefit of weaker countries in global governance?
What is the primary benefit of weaker countries in global governance?
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What was revolutionized in China?
What was revolutionized in China?
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What is the consequence of ineffective global governance on developing countries?
What is the consequence of ineffective global governance on developing countries?
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What is the primary role of computers in globalization?
What is the primary role of computers in globalization?
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What is the term used to describe the use of electronic technology in media?
What is the term used to describe the use of electronic technology in media?
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What has been significantly improved through the development of the printing press?
What has been significantly improved through the development of the printing press?
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Study Notes
The Contemporary World
- The United Nations (UN) is a main deliberative organ, comprising representatives from all Member States, each with one vote.
- The UN is composed of various organs, including the General Assembly, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Security Council, Secretariat, and International Court of Justice.
Global Governance
- Global governance refers to collective efforts to identify, understand, and address worldwide problems that go beyond the problem-solving capacities of individual states.
- It involves effective implementation and enforcement of policies, as well as dealing with challenges such as compliance gaps, institutional gaps, knowledge gaps, policy gaps, and normative gaps.
United Nations Organs
- The General Assembly is a founding UN Charter body, established in 1946, where the world's economic, social, and environmental challenges are discussed and debated.
- The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is responsible for discussing and debating global economic, social, and environmental challenges.
- The Security Council has primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security, with 15 members, each with one vote.
- The Secretariat is composed of staff representing all nationalities, working in duty stations around the world, carrying out the day-to-day work of the organization.
- The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the UN, responsible for settling legal disputes between states and giving advisory opinions to the UN and its specialized agencies.
State and Government
- A state comprises individuals who, in principle, inhabit a territory in a permanent way.
- Sovereignty refers to the supreme authority of a state, including political concept, political power, and basic element of state.
- Government refers to the implementation of laws and governing of a state.
Regionalism
- Regionalism can be interpreted as a group of nations who agree to take part and form formal organizations.
- Region can be seen as a physical environment, a geographical unit, or a conglomerate of people occupying a particular space and possessing a unique dynamic of interaction.
- Regionalism involves strong local identity and loyalty to the region, as well as the pursuit of common goals.
Poverty and Global Divide
- Poverty is a significant global challenge, affecting many countries and people.
- The global north refers to more developed and economically sound countries, while the global south refers to developing countries, mainly agrarian economies, which are not economically sound and politically stable.
- The Brandt Line divides more developed and less developed countries.
Others
- The printing press allows for mass production of uniform printed matter, significantly improving public goods.
- Electronic media, including digital media, have revolutionized communication and access to global information.
- Writing is humankind's principal technology for collecting, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and disseminating information.
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