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I’m honoured to be invited to speak about this important topic, but to be honest I’m also very confused. So in my talk I will mainly ask questions – basically 5 questions – because again I’m really puzzled about what happened in the past years. When we had this same conference seven years ago, it was clear that (from a progressive perspective) neoliberalism was the enemy. And TTIP and CETA were the key examples of derailed free trade project and the key targets of activism. ...

State - CORRECT ANSWER - Must have a population, governing body, territory and recognition by other states Nation - CORRECT ANSWER - A large body of people united by common descent, history or culture and language inhabiting a particular terrirtory Nation State - CORRECT ANSWER - A State that most citizens share or are united by common descent, history, culture or language Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER - a body of fundamental principles according to which a state is acknowledged to be g...

Clifford Geertz - Clifford Geertz () was arguably the most influential scholar in promoting interpretive or symbolic analysis as the overall agenda for anthropology as a discipline. . . . Geertz urged anthropologists to move away from efforts to explain and predict, turning toward description and interpretation. Geertz's work has been called 'dramaturgical' because he saw human social life as akin to a drama in which people take roles and play parts on the cultural stage" · What does t...

Review of terms & concepts IB Global Politics Exam Q&A hard power examples - CORRECT ANSWER-sanctions; bribes; payments; force soft power is defined as: - CORRECT ANSWER-"co-optive";t he ability to to shape preferences of others via attractions rather than coercion (persuade & attract) power is defined as: - CORRECT ANSWER-the ability to influence other actors to achieve a desired outcome cultural hegemony can be defined as - CORRECT ANSWER-control of people through dominant cultur...

State - correct answer Must have a population, governing body, territory and recognition by other states Nation - correct answer A large body of people united by common descent, history or culture and language inhabiting a particular terrirtory Nation State - correct answer A State that most citizens share or are united by common descent, history, culture or language Constitution - correct answer a body of fundamental principles according to which a state is acknowledged to be governed ...

race - correct answer OMI AND WINANT (RACIAL FORMATION IN THE UNITED STATES) - a concept which signifies and symbolizes social conflicts and interests by referring to different types of human bodies - selection of features for the purposes of racial signification is a social and historical process (therefore not a biological basis like that of gender) --> using physical features as a category to differentiate among human groups along racial lines = "i...

State - Correct Answer Must have a population, governing body, territory and recognition by other states Nation - Correct Answer A large body of people united by common descent, history or culture and language inhabiting a particular terrirtory Nation State - Correct Answer A State that most citizens share or are united by common descent, history, culture or language Constitution - Correct Answer a body of fundamental principles according to which a state is acknowledged to be gover...

hard power examples - ANSWER-sanctions; bribes; payments; force soft power is defined as: - ANSWER-"co-optive";the ability to shape preferences of others via attractions rather than coercion (persuade & attract) power is defined as: - ANSWER-the ability to influence other actors to achieve a desired outcome cultural hegemony can be defined as - ANSWER-control of people through dominant cultural norms and beliefs Antonio Gramsci - ANSWER-A philosopher, and neo-Marxist known for havi...

GLST 290 final exam Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass) be able to explain how these food strategies are affected by globalization - Answer️️ -foraging societies are extinct and agricultural systems have grown larger and provide most of the food for most of the people in the world today (pg. 120) Know formalist theory and substantivist theory - Answer️️ -it holds that economic behavior and motivations vary but culture and logic used is culturally universal= formalist theor...

The document includes a description of 6 major Sociologists and their theories. Including Weber, Marx, Durkheim, Gramsci, Levi-Strauss, Bourdieu