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Balance of power
Allocations of power amongst 2 or more states
Bi-polar world
The world is run by 2 states
Bourgeois legitimacy
The state should be ruled by democratically elected officials
Civil liberties
Protecting citizens from gov't
Civil rights
Protecting citizens from citizens
Colonialism
Euro-empires controlling the land of others; imperialism
Co-operative Economy
Politics and Economics function interdependently
Duty of State
Each state has a role to follow
Egalitarian Democracy
As Liberal democracy though also allowing opportunity for the minority
First proliferation of states
WWI 1914, Europe 15->25 states 1.Break away (Serbia) 2.Make smaller states (Germany)
First round of empire
16th-18th century European states sought to increase wealth; mercantilism
Ideology
1. Framework 2.Methodology (Control, Challenge, Conquer) 3. Human nature
Invasion by population
Refugees fleeing to bordering nations; To restrict this is globally illegal
Legitimacy
The right for each state to exist
Liberal Democracy
Supporting the majority though still protecting the minority
Mercantilism
Economic philosophy for the state to emphasize wealth and power
Multi-polar world
The world is run by several powerful states
Nation
An element of people amongst a geographic body; unity
National Interest
Goals and desires of nations
Nationalism
The nation being the entity tying the people together; pride
Nation-state
The people believe they are the nation
New World Order
The democratization and privatization of the world
Peace of Westphalia
17th century treaty ending 30-year war on religion
Regal legitimacy
King has divine right to rule
Second proliferation of states
WWII,1939 (75 total states)Euro-states were given independence Africa developed 50 new states
Second round empire
(1870)Imperialism climax;GB covered 20% of the world,Japan occupied Korea and Taiwan
Separatist Economy
Politics and Economic function independent of each other
Sovereignty
No authority is higher than the state itself
State
An ability to make laws within its own boundaries
Third proliferation of states
1980's, USSR->15 new states E.g. Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia
Uni-polar world
The world we are in today; America as the only super-power