IR Core Principles
This principle solves the collective goods problem by establishing a power hierarchy in which those at the top control those below
Dominance
A tangible, sovereign political entity that possesses a territory and a government.
State
Government by a single person.
Autocracy
Emphasizes the national states and their internal processes as the primary determinants of the course of world affairs.
The state (domestic) level
Soft Power
This core principle does not rely on self-interest.
Identity
In the field of International Relations, it's the supreme and absolute authority that a state possesses over its territory, government, and people, without external interference or control.
Soverignity
Is a belief system that rejects governmental authority in favor of self-governing or a community.
Anarchy
Explains conflicts in terms of power relations among actors in the international system.
The Interstate (International) Level
These countries are examples of superpowers in our world today.
China and the USA
This principle solves the collective goods problem by rewarding behavior that contributes to the group and punishing behavior that pursues self-interest at the expense of the group
Reciprocity
“Imagined communities” that are bound together by notions of unity that can pivot around religion, ethnic identity, language, cultural practice and so forth.
Nations
A system of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them through a system of representation.
Democracy
Focuses on the human actors on the world stage. This approach begins by identifying the characteristics of the complex process of human decision-making (People make policy).
The individual level
"The G7 - an organisation of the world's seven largest advanced economies - has imposed a maximum price of $60 (£47) a barrel on Russian crude oil, to try to reduce its earnings."
What kind of power was used on Russia?
Hard Power
The problem of how to provide something that benefits all members of a group regardless of what each member contributes to it
Collective goods problem
What type of actor are Nations, States and Governments considered?
State Actors
Rule by a religious elite; a system of governance composed of religious institutions in which the state and the church are traditionally or constitutionally the same entity.
Theocracy
In which level can we analyze Vladimir Putin?
Individual level
Topic: Theories of International Relations
Is the theory that assumes States are motivated only by national interests.
Realism
If every country has the interest of stopping global warming, what type of interest is it?
Collective interest
What type of actors are MNC'S, IGO'S, NGO'S, Individuals and Terrorist groups considered in IR?
"Rule of the few", is a form of power structure in which power rests within a small number of people. These people might be distinguished by nobility, wealth, family ties, etc.
Oligarchy
In which level can we analyze Russia?
State (domestic) level
Topic: Theories of International Relations
This theory believes in International Organizations and that they must protect the individual from the abuse of power from the State.
Liberalism