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| the use of violence by nonstate actors against civilians in order to achieve a political goal |
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| the values of two currencies in relation to one another |
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| a conflict in which one or more groups within a country develop clear aspirations for political independence clashing with others as a result |
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| The countries of Southeastern Europe. A large portion of which is the former Yugolsavia. Bosnia-Herzegovinia, Serbia, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Macedonia |
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| The ability to influence others or impose one's will on them. It is relative, situational (Iran hostage crisis), modified by our willingness. to pay the price economically, spiritually, power is everchanging, power is multidimensional (military, economic resources) |
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| a value whereby something or someone is recognized and accepted as right and proper. A legitimate institution is accepted and recognized by the public. |
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| A state so weak that its political structures collapse leading to anarchy and violence. For example: Somalia, Chad, Sudan, D.R. Congo, Haiti |
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| Any place either real or online where supply meets demand. Value rests between the supplier and customer. Power rests with consumers, they decide the equilibrium point |
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| Pride in one's state. People are patriotic when they have pride in their political system and seek to defend and promote it |
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| the fundamental rules and norms of politics. A regime embodies long-term goals regarading individual freedom and collective equality, where power should reside and how it should be used |
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| The study of the interaction between states and markets |
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| The study of political struggle or power across countries. Broadens our understanding of the world around us, particulary countries we know little about. Gives potential for prediction, allows us to classify electoral systems, democracies, etc. |
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| Reflects people's images of other beliefs about how politics works. Reflect the way people's desires and fears shape the images and beliefs. Guides how individuals use ambiguous data to draw conclusions |
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| Shelter, Healthcare, Food, Education |
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| The theory that hold that as societies develop, they would become capitalist democracies, converging aournd a set of shared values and characteristics. The US and other western countries were furthest ahead and the theory assumed tht all others would catch up unless "diverted" by alternative systems |
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| The Thirty Years War culminated in the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) under this treaty the authority of the pope over Europe's people was curtailed. State sovereignty as we understand it today is dated from this treaty. Begins the modern city/state w/basic rules or sovereignty and physical territorial integrity |
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| an individual's relation to the state. Purely political and easily changed unlike ethnic or national identity. |
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| A not for profit org. that uses a rating system to evaluate countries and the freedom they offer their citizens |
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| The basic norms for political activity in a society, unique to a given country or group |
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| Non-Tariff Barrier such as packaging requirements or imports and export quotas |
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| a type of taxation that allows a country to protect our products |
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| Division of Theory of War |
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| Leaders want to stay in power or leader is dependent on some group to remain in power. Foreign policy actions can increase leaders popularity. War is initiated to divert attention away from domestic political woes. Example: Clinton/Lewinsky and airstrikes on Afghanistan in 1998 |
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| Individual rights regarding equality that are created by the constitution and political regime |
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| Individual rights regarding freedom that are created by the constitution and the political regime |
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| Karl Marx 91818-1883) developed theory of economic and political development and revolutionary change. Marx had three laws that would lead to revolution: concentration of capital in hands of the few, disproportionality characterized by consumption over supply, decreasing profits. Lenin said Marx forgot about Imperialism, Lenin exp for WWI-created 4th law |
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| the first political scientist. Examines Greek city-states. Argued that states are communities but they are not all alike. In the development of states, the family came first, next the village, then the state. The role of the individual in the state |
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| A system in which a state extends its power to directly control territory, resources, and people beyond its borders |
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| A conflict in which different ethnic groups struggle to achieve certain political or economic goals at each other's expense |
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| an out stripping of supply by demand, resulting in an increase in the general price level goods and services and the resulting loss of value in a country's currency |
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| The struggle in any goup for power that will give one or more persons the ability to make decisions for the larger group |
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| A conflict whereby nonstate combatants who largely abide by the rules of war target the state |
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| come from the people, the voters. States rank preferences based on when the benefits are greater than the cost. Are they rational? A person is raional if s/he acts in a way to maximize the most preferred outcome |
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| Huntington's Clash of Civilization |
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| Civilizations are differentiated from each other by history, language, culture, traditions, and religion. Source of conflict in the future will not be economic or ideological but will be cultural. This clash of civilizations will dominate global politics; fault lines of civilizations will be battle lines of the future |
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| the ability of a state to carry out actions or policies within a territory independently from external actors or internal rivals |
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