Levels of Analysis
The level that studies how individual leaders and people influence world politics.
What is the individual level?
The study of relationships among governments and their connections with organizations, corporations, and individuals.
What is International Relations?
The process by which trade and technology have made the world more interdependent.
What is globalization?
Limited resources and unlimited wants describe this core concept.
What is scarcity?
This is calculated as (Unemployed ÷ Labor force) × 100.
What is the unemployment rate?
The level that emphasizes the internal processes of states as determinants of foreign policy.
What is the domestic (state) level?
This problem in IR asks: How can we meet the needs of everyone when individual interests may conflict?
What is the collective interests problem?
One benefit of globalization is that it creates this, allowing goods to be produced and sold more cheaply.
What is a larger global market?
Growth is measured using the annual percentage change of this variable.
What is GDP?
This measures the average annual change in price levels, often using the CPI.
What is the inflation rate?
The level that explains conflicts in terms of power relations among nations.
What is the interstate level?
Goods that benefit everyone regardless of their contribution are called this.
What are collective goods?
Outsourcing is often seen as a win-win because it benefits both domestic firms and this group abroad.
Who are foreign workers?
This law explains how producers respond to consumer demand.
What is supply and demand?
The formula for GDP using expenditures is C + I + G + (E – I). Name what “E – I” represents.
What are net exports?
This level looks at forces such as globalization and climate change that shape the entire world.
What is the global level?
One example of a decision made inside a country that can have international consequences.
What is trade policy (or war declaration, or environmental regulations)?
One downside of globalization is the loss of this, as regions and countries become more similar.
What is cultural uniqueness (or identity)?
This index includes wealth, education, and life expectancy.
What is the Human Development Index (HDI)?
Unlike GDP, this alternative measure accounts for costs like pollution and benefits like education.
What is the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI)?
According to Joshua Goldstein, these levels are not exclusive and can be used together across a spectrum.
What are levels of analysis?
The most complex part of IR is the large number of these entities who influence global outcomes.
The most complex part of IR is the large number of these entities who influence global outcomes.
Give a real-life example of globalization in product manufacturing.
What is a car made in the U.S. with parts from China, Japan, Korea, Sri Lanka, and South Africa?
The branch that looks at countries, governments, and global trends.
What is macroeconomics?
This percentage, simple or compound, is applied as compensation for lending or investing money.
What is the interest rate?