UNIT II-LESSON3&4 The Global Interstate System - PDF

THE GLOBAL INTERSTATE SYSTEM LESSON 2.3 GLOBALIZATION AND THE NATION- STATES STATE- a compulsory political organization with a centralized government that maintains a monopoly of the legitimate use of force within a certain territory. (Max Weber) NATION-an imagined political community...

THE GLOBAL INTERSTATE SYSTEM LESSON 2.3 GLOBALIZATION AND THE NATION- STATES STATE- a compulsory political organization with a centralized government that maintains a monopoly of the legitimate use of force within a certain territory. (Max Weber) NATION-an imagined political community and imagined as both inherently limited and sovereign.  THE STATE AND THE ECONOMIC INTERDEPENDENCE “Golden Straitjacket” by Thomas Friedman -The belief that globalization imposes a forced choice upon states either to conform to free market principles or run the risk or run the risk of being left behind.  NEOLIBERALISM AND ECONOMIC SOVEREIGNTY Neoliberalism- is the intensification of the influence and dominance of capital. Economic sovereignty- is the power or national governments to make decisions independently of those made by other governments. KEYNOTES: In a globalized world economy, governments have no alternative but to adopt neoliberal economic policies of privatization, deregulations, and reductions in public expenditures  FOUR DIFFERENT CONCEPTS OF SOVEREIGNTY International Legal Sovereignty- It refers to the acceptance of a given state as a member of the international community. Westphalian Sovereignty- It is based on the principle that one sovereign state should not interfere in the domestic arrangements of another. Interdependence Sovereignty- It is the capacity and willingness to control flows of people, goods and capital into and out of the country. Domestic Sovereignty- It is the capacity of a state to choose and implement policies within the territory.  POLITICAL INTEGRATION refers to the integration of components within political systems; the integration of political systems with economic, social, and other human systems; and the political processes by which social, economic, and political systems become integrated. Creating common policy frame work that creates equal conditions for the functions of the integrated parts of the economy is the aim of policy integration.  TRANSNATIONAL ACTIVISM IN STATES Transnational activism- o refers to the coordinated international campaigns on the part of networks of activists against international actors, other states, or international institutions Social movement- is a type of group action. It refers to the organizational structures and strategies that may empower oppressed populations to mount effective challenges and resist the more powerful and advantaged elites". T  SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE STATE Social media is a computer-based technology that facilitates the sharing of ideas and information and the building of virtual networks and communities. It “empowers” individuals to have a voice. THE CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL GOVERNANCE LESSON 2.4  GLOBAL GOVERNANCE OR WORLD GOVERNANCE is a product of neo-liberal paradigm shifts in international political and economic relations. It is a movement towards political integration of transnational actors aimed at negotiating responses to problems that affect more than one state or region. Examples of Institutions of Global Governance -the United Nations, the International Criminal Court, the World Bank, etc  FOUR MAIN PURPOSES OF THE UN CHARTER 1. Maintaining worldwide peace and security 2. Developing relations among nations 3. Fostering cooperation between nations in order to solve economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian international problems 4. Providing a forum for bringing countries together to meet the UN's purposes and goals CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY 1. ethnic conflicts, 2. infectious diseases 3. terrorism 4. climate change, 5. energy security, 6. food and water scarcity, 7. international migration flows and 8. new technologies  GLOBALIZATION’S IMPACT ON THE STATE 1. Lifting of trade barriers 2. Liberalization of world capital markets 3. Swift technological progress (information technology, transportation and communication)  PROBLEMS AFFLICTING THE WORLD TODAY WHICH ARE INCREASINGLY TRANSNATIONAL IN NATURE 1. Poverty 2. Environmental pollution 3. Economic crisis 4. Organized crime and terrorism THANK YOU FOR LISTENING