INS 3003 Exam 2 (Questions and Answers)

Globalization 3.0 - Answer-"The Age of Pax Americana" 1945-where we are now Technology has drastically changed, we are living in the age of the internet, information easily accessible Acceleration of travel and tourism Individuals now have the power in their hands that only corporations had access to previously "It became a flat world" Globalization 2.0 - Answer-Spans from 1800-WWII "The Age of Pax Britannica" The world is further changing and becoming more interconnected Global markets emerging Multinational trading Rise of multinational corporations "Shrank the world from medium to small" Globalization 1.0 - Answer-Age of mercantilism and colonialism Spans from (Columbus) "Shrank the world from large to medium" Perception of world getting smaller Mercantilism - Answer-trying to increase exports, limit imports and through that mechanism, increase a state's RELATIVE wealth and power Realism / Zero-Sum gain Globalization (Manfred Steger) - Answer-"the intensification and stretching of economic interrelations across the globe" Multiple stages Post Cold War Predictions - Answer-Mearshimer - concerned about world without bipolarityHuntington - predicted class of civilization Fukuyama - Optimistic (liberals) Globalization (Howard Wiarda) - Answer-"the increasing scale, extent, variety, speed, and magnitude of international cross-border social, economic, military, political, and cultural interrelations" Sees U.S. leading the way in this influence- dominant power and large voice Audience costs and Democratic Culture - Answer-We don't want our government going out and threatening war Expect our leaders to be transparent North Korea not transparent Public Constraints and Democratic Culture - Answer-Elections make leaders the people's constituents Leaders should abide by will of constituents The people want peace and will not support unjust war North Korea doesn't not have this Democracy Solution to security dilemma - Answer-(1) Democracies don't fight each other (2) The best strategy to ensure our security is to support the advance of democracy everywhere (3) Democracy makes for better trading partners in diplomacy - trust and transparency Immanuel Kant's "Toward Perpetual Peace" - Answer-Argued that democratic populations value peace When they have a say, they will choose peace which it makes it difficult to go to war Democratic Peace Theory - Answer-that democracies are more peaceful (duh) Liberal Democracy - Answer-(1) During enlightenment, the idea formed that the individual formed the fundamental basis of society - Govs should protect the individuals (2) Democratic government will recognize individuals - right to property, free speech, etc. (3) Capitalism - allows people to benefit from having this opportunity Big ideological wars will come to an endHegel - Answer-Fukuyama bases philosophy off of him Argued that human beings have 3 main components (1) Innate desire for survival (2) The ability to reason (3) All human beings desire recognition - leads states to compete Democracy is great equalizer to him and should end the need for conflict and competition