Ib global politics 2024 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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Realism - Answer an approach to politics that emphasizes the role of the nation-state and makes a broad assumption that all nation-states are motivated by national interests, or, at best, national interests disguised as moral concerns. Liberalism - Answer a theory founded on the natural goodness of humans and the autonomy of the individual and favoring civil and political liberties, government by law with the consent of the governed, and protection from arbitrary authority Marxism - An...

Development - Answer Development is a sustained increase in the standard of living and well-being of a level of social organization. Many consider it to involve increased income; better access to basic goods and services; improvements in education, healthcare, and public health; well-functioning institutions; decreased inequality; reduced poverty and unemployment; and more sustainable production and consumption patterns. The focus on development debates in contemporary global politics is on is...

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Hyperglobalists - Answer Argue that the state is a hollowed out institution and has become redundant. Post-sovereign governance - Answer The rise of globalization means that the state inevitably becomes less important as a single actor. Cosmopolitanism - Answer The advance of globalization has an ethical dimension. The world has shrunk; people have a greater awareness of people living in other countries and thus it has become more difficult to confine their moral obligations to a sin...

political issue - Answer any question of global interactions that permit and call for critical examination global level - Answer events and trends that have far- reaching and long- term impact across the globe example: economic globalization, climate change national level - Answer geographic boundaries of a particular state example: economic crisis, changes in governance international level - Answer events and trends that have a narrower impact than global events and trends ...

development - Answer a sustained increase in the standard of living within a society Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Answer physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization socio-political - Answer combining social and political factors GDP - Answer Gross Domestic Product- the total market value of all final goods and services produced annually in an economy Gini Coefficient - Answer A measure of income inequality within a population, ranging from zero for c...

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States - Answer a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. State-centric - Answer current world system wherein states are the principal actors with no overarching authority to make rules, settle disputes and provide protection State-system - Answer A political system in which a number of states or nations unite in recognizing each other's local sovereignty, with the object of preserving an international balance of power. Mixed-actor...

IB GLOBAL POLITICS CONCEPTS AND THEORIES EXAM 2024 4State - 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 a...