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Basic Terms: Global Politics - Coggle Diagram
Basic Terms: Global Politics
Key Concepts:
Power
: Ability to effect change and aspect of relations among people functioning within a social organization.
Sovereignty
: Ability of a country to exert an effective control and govern over its territory, characterizing its independence.
Legitimacy
: Broad recognition that a leader or party should be in power, or that a state’s sovereignty and overall existence is valid.
Interdependence
: Mutual reliance between and among groups, organizations, geographic areas, and states to access resources that sustain living arrangements.
Human Rights
: Basic claims and entitlements one should be able to exercise by virtue of being a human being.
Justice
: Idea of fairness with individuals getting what they deserve, contesting also what is meant by deserve.
Liberty
: Having freedom and autonomy over restrictions limiting way of life, behavior, or perspectives.
Equality
: Principle where all people, or groups of people, are seen as having the same intrinsic value.
Development
: Sustained increase in the standard of living and well-being of a level of social organization.
Globalization
: Process by which world's local, national, and regional economies, societies, and cultures become increasingly integrated and connected.
Inequality
: State of affairs where equality between people or groups of people isn't realized, compromising justice and liberty.
Sustainability
: Idea that development should meet present needs without compromising the future generation's ability to meet their needs.
Peace
: Absence of conflict and violence as well as state of harmonious relations.
Conflict
: Dynamic process of actual or perceived opposition between individuals or groups.
Violence
: Force afflicted upon another being preventing others from reaching their full potential.
Non-Violence
: Practice of advocating one's or other's rights without harming the opponent.
Levels of Analysis:
Global
: Events and trends with far-reaching and long-term impact across the world.
International
: Events and trends that have implications for several countries with a narrower impact than global events and trends.
Regional
: Events and trends that have implications limited to a particular geographic region.
National
: Events and trends that have a limited impact within the geographical boundaries of a particular country.
Local
: Geographic area in which social organization is created and culture is transmitted.
Community
: Geographically based group with similar interests, mutual support, and cultural traits.
Individual and Group perspectives:
Gender
: Socially constructed form of identity, influenced by biology, which changes power relations between men and women in Global Politics.
Ethnicity
: Form of identity where individuals share cultural and societal similarities.
Religion
: Diverse set of believes with personal and social dimensions, related to spirituality and asserting authority over supernatural sources.
Theoretical Foundations:
Realism
: View of the world in competitive terms regarding nation-states and their interests.
Liberalism
: Cooperative view of the world, where justice, liberty, and equality are the key to development.
Capitalism
: Economic, political, and social theory where means of production are owned privately.
Critical Theories
: Theoretical foundations that critique one or more major aspects of other foundations, world orders, and life organization.
Relativism
: Ethical theory suggesting values are culturally and individually determined.
Universalism
: Ethical theory where universal values are possible because of human nature.
Political Issue
:
Any question that deals with how power is distributed and how it operates within social organization, and how people think about, and engage in, their communities and the wider world on matters that affect their lives.