the comp politics wrong
Politics
The struggle in any group for power will give one or more person ability to make decisions for the larger group
GDP
total market value of all goods & services made in a state over one year
institutions
An organization or activity that is self perpetuating and valued for its own sake
formal institutions
Institutions usually based on officially sanctioned rules that are relatively clear
informal institutions
Institutions with unwritten and unofficial rules
asymmetric federalism
A system in which power is butted unevenly among regional bodies (ex regions given greater power over taxation or language)
sovereignty
The ability of a state to carry actions and policies with an a territory independently of external actors and internal rivals
inductive reasoning
Research that works from case studies in order to generate hypothesis
dedutcive reasoning
Research that works for a hypothesis that is then tested against data
nation
A group that desire self government through an independence state
power
Ability to influence others to impose one's will on them
capacity
The ability of the state to wield power to carry out basic tasks, such as defending territory, making an enforcing rules, collecting taxes, and managing the economy
comparative advantage
The ability of a country to produce a particular good or service more efficiently relative to other countries, efficiency, and producing the same good or service
federalism
A system in which significant state power such as taxation, lawmaking insecurity are evolved to regional or local bodies
four nationalism theories
Perennialism, primordialism, Sociobiological approach, modernist approach
liberalism
places a high priority on the individual economic and political freedom
market
The interaction between the forces of supply and demand that allocates resources
fundamentalism
religion is absolutely inherent, and that it should be legally enforced by faith, the sovereign authority.
political attitude
describes views regarding the necesary pace and scope of change in the balance between freedom and equality
political ideology
universal, defined by sets of political values held by individuals regarding the fundamental goals of politics
the ideal balance of freedom and equality.
liberal democracy
A political system that promotes participation, competition, and liberty and emphasizes individual freedom and civil rights
state
A set of political institutions that generate an execute policy regarding freedom and equality
nation state
a state encompassing, one dominant nation that it claims to embody and represent
ethnic conflict
A conflict in which different ethnic groups struggled to achieve certain political or economic goals at each other's expense
national conflict
A conflict in which one or more groups within a country developed clear aspiration for political independence, clashing with others as a result
Autonomy
The ability of the state to wield its power independently of the public or international actors
central bank
The state institution that controls how much money is flowing through the economy as well as how much money it cost to borrow money in that economy
four globalization thesis
Hyperglobalist
Skeptic
Complex globalization
Ideational globalization
Perennialism
Nations will always exist in some form or another even without a state
Primordialism
Nation and national belonging are completely natural to human beings. The organic way of organizing ourselves
Sociobiological approach
natural wanting of wanting to continue our genes
modernist approach
Nations get brought into existence through an ideology in order to give it things like more political power and a degree of sovereignty
ethnicity
Specific attributes and societal institutions that make one group of people culturally different from another
Casual relationships
cause an effect when change in one variable causes a change in another variable
Rational choice
Approach assumes that individuals way the cost and benefits and choices to maximize their benefits
Dependency theory
highlights structural imbalances within international capitalism that impose dependency and underdevelopment on poorer states and regions
inductive reasnoning
Research that works from case studies in order to generate hypothesis
deductive reasoning
Research that works for a hypothesis that is then tested against data
National identity
A sense of belonging to a nation and a belief in its political aspirations
Endogeneity
The issue that caused an effect or not often clear, and that variables may be both cause-and-effect in relationship to one another
economic liberlization
Changes consistent with liberalism that aim to limit the power of the state and increase the power of the market and private property in an economy
parastatal
Industry partially owned by the state
Regulation
A rule or an order that sets the boundaries of a given procedure
Country
Estate government and regime in the people lived within that political system
Legitimacy
Whereby an institution is accepted by the public as right and proper thus giving it authority and power
Mercantilism
A political economic system in which national economic power is paramount, and the domestic economy is viewed as an instrument that exists primarily to serve the need of the state
Regime
The fundamental rules and norms of politics, embodying, long-term goals regarding individual freedom and collect collective equality or power should reside and how it should be used
Socialism
A political economic system in which freedom and equality are balanced through the states management of the economy, and the provision of social expenditures
Political economic system
The relationship between political and economic institutions in a particular country and the policies and outcomes they create
Contentious politics
collective struggle carried out to achieve a political goal (can be violent or non violent)
Non-tariff regulatory barriers
Policies and regulations used to limit import through methods other than taxation
Selection bias
Focus on effect rather than causes which can lead to inaccurate conclusions about correlation or causation
Quota
A non-tariff barrier that limits the quantity of a good that may be imported into a country
Consensus
Individuals coming together to protect themselves and create common rules leadership chosen from among the people security through cooperation that is democratic rule
Equality
Material standard of living shared by individuals within the community society or country
Social expenditures
State provision of public benefits, such as education, healthcare, and transportation
What is political culture
The basic norm for political activity in society and determining factor in what ideologies will dominate countries, political routine, unique to given count or group and distinct from political attitudes and ideologies
Game theory
examines decisionmaking in situations where the decisions of several actors produce the final outcome
Coercion
Individuals are brought together by ruler who imposes authority in monopolizes power security through domination that is authoritarian rule
Rules of interactions between states
Treaty of Westphalia -> sovereignty, self-determination, equality, nonintervention