Theory
These theorists believe soft power is the most important type of power a state can use.
What are liberals?
This concept refers to the process by which the world’s local, national and regional economies, societies and cultures are becoming increasingly integrated and connected.
What is globalization?
This scholar is known as the father of peace studies.
Who is Johan Galtung
The phrase "Freedom to" refers to these types of rights.
What are positive rights?
This is what Ms. Edwards most often brings with her to class.
What is coffee?
What is zero sum?
This concept refers to basic claims and entitlements that one should be able to exercise simply by virtue of being a human being.
What is human rights?
Who is Frantz Fanon?
This ended the Thirty Years War and establishing equality between states.
What is the Treaty of Westphalia?
This item is Ms. Edwards' biggest pet peeve.
What are cell phones?
This theory refers to the belief that ideas and values are only valid in relation to different cultures. There are no universal values.
What is cultural relativism?
This key concept is central concept in the study of global politics and a key focus of the course.
What is power?
This female philosopher is most known for her feminist views of justice and her capabilities theory.
Who is Martha Nussbaum?
This type of authority stems from the capacity of a leader to make direct and personal appeals to their followers.
What is charismatic authority?
This phrase is on Ms. Edwards' favorite t-shirt.
What is "Nope not today!"
This theory of justice created by philosopher John Rawls refers to the socially just allocation of resources, goods, opportunity in a society.
What is distributive justice?
This concept refers to an actor or an action being commonly considered acceptable and provides the fundamental basis or rationale for all forms of governance and other ways of exercising power over others.
What is legitimacy?
This Marxist thinker argued that the working-class intelligentsia must generate a working-class ideology to counter the worldview of the ruling class.
Who is Antonio Gramsci?
Globalization and IGO's like the EU suggest that this concept is no longer relevant in the 21st century.
What is sovereignty?
Doing this is Ms. Edwards' 2nd biggest pet peeve.
What is talking when she's talking?
These theorists believe that negative peace is the natural state of the world and that positive peace is unrealistic.
Who are realists?
These 2 concepts, one from the human rights unit and one from the development unit are intrinsically linked.
What is equality and inequality?
This 15th century philosopher, mentioned several times by Kenneth Waltz, may be credited as the father of realism.
Who is Machiavelli?
This concept refers to a system of power where the law is always equally applied to all citizens.
What is the rule of law?
What message is in one of the memes that Ms. Edwards always put on the whiteboard during a test?
1. Take a Chill Pill
2. K.I.S.S.