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CONTEMPORARY REGIONAL SCENARIOSJAN – MAY 2015LRI. Angélica Ruiz León
+INTRODUCTION
“All the world’s a stage, and the men and women merely players”
-William Shakespeare
+Which countries do you identify ?
-Which countries have you already visited?
-Where would you like to go?
-How many recognized countries are there in the world today?
+Which are the main issues or global problems for the contemporary world?
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Some basic concepts…
International System
International RelationsForeign Policy
Is the world too Big…?
…or TOO small ?
It´s all about perspectives…!
…How would you analyze the
Contemporary World?
+Module 1
1.1 International Relations and its fields of study
1.2 Background of the New International Order: The end of the Cold War.
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1.1 International Relations and its fields of study
How to understand the contemporary world?
Is the world too big or too small? Why?
How would you analyze the world?
How many perspectives may we use to study the world?
+Integral Development Analysis
Society
Politics
Economy
Culture
ReligionEnvironment
Security
+3 Level analysis
Karen Mingst, (2006), Fundamentos de las Relaciones
Internacionales, México: CIDE
Conflict, Alliances, International Organizations,International Treaties, Power Poles…
Type of Government, National Interest, Interest Groups,Political Parties, Economic Prosperity, Education, Security…
Behavior, Leadership, Biological Aspects, Capacities, Experience,
+Social Pyramid, Social Classes
+World countries
+Environmentally
+World Population
+Religiously/culturally
+Political power (great powers)
Great powers with UN P5 membership and recognized nuclear weapons status: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Great powers without Security Council vetoes: Germany and Japan.
+Political Issues Statistic comparissions
CORRUPTION IN THE WORLD…
+Global Peace Index
+Happy people index
+Economic Aspects
Human Development Index
+Economic Aspects (life expectancy at birth)
+BY BLOCKS OF COUNTRIES
+BY BLOCKS OF COUNTRIES
+Internet access per country
+Web pages per country
+Facebook users
+Satelites
+OECD Better Life Index
http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/es/#/11000011111
How have authors defined the world dynamics ?
MAIN THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
+Theories and Perspectives about the World
Realism LiberalismRealism
Liberalism Constructivism
MarxismOther theories Emphasis on POWER Emphasis on PRINCIPLES
SovereingtyMilitary PowerGeographyNatural ResourcessIndustrial capacityPopulationDiplomacyGovernment Strength
FreedomHuman RightsDevelopmentCooperation
EducationEnvironment
DemocracyDisarmament
Self-determination
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Read chapters 1 and 3 from the text book:
“International Politics on the World Stage”
by John T. Rourke McGraw Hill
Please, answer the following questions and discuss with your
classmates
+ CHAPTER 1
Why is important for us to understand world politics? Which countries depend more of international trade? Which country spends more on Health than on Education?
(Mexico, Canada, China or US) Which was the population for the 1960s (during Cold War)?
3billo Can a particular person anywhere in the world impact on
the issues of a country? How? What is a policy maker and what do they do? In International Relations Theories are realism and
liberalism similar or opposite? Mention the key concepts for Realism and Liberalism and
how each theory perceives the conflict.
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CHAPTER 3
Which are the tree main levels of analysis in World Politics?
Which factors are considered for Individual Level?
Which issues are considered for the Biological Factor? Mention an example of each one.
Is Ego and Ambition an important factor for an politician? Why?
Which aspects are considered as part of the State-Level Analysis?
What is a bureaucracy?
For the international or systemic perspective, which are the main models of Power Relations among countries? Explain
+Global ActorsStatesNationsIGO´s NGO´sMNC´sMCMIndividual LeadersRefugeesIlegal Groups
+StateInstitutions that work together inside a territory, having well established population, that obeys a government, that is recognized by other states.
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Elements of the State
Territory
Government
Population
Sovereignty (no intervention)
Diplomatic Recognition
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Newest country of the world…
Gained independence from Sudan on July, 9 , 2011
Not recognized by all as
countries..Taiwan
Vatican City
Kosovo
196 recognized countries (States)
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The elements of POWER for a state are..
State
• Geography• Natural Resources• Population• Strong power (measurable): Industrial
Development, Army and Infrastructure.• Soft Power (not measurable): national unity,
support of the population to the State policies, international image and international leadership, diplomatic capacity...
+State, Nation-State and Nation
NATION NATION-STATE
STATE
ETHNICITYRELIGION
LANGUAGECUSTOMSHISTORYIDENTITY
TERRITORY A Nation governs itself in a territory it controls
Group of people that share some of the
following characteristics
Institutions that govern and
control a group of people
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KURDS
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Became important after WWII.
IGO´s that are concerned with: economic issues, health, security, education, children, women rights etc…
ONLY STATES can be members.
The government representatives represent the state in the IGO´S.
Example: APEC, WHO, UN, NATO, OAS, UNICEF etc…
Cooperate to solve problems between member states. Create international treaties.
International Governmental Organizations (IGO´s)
+Non-governmental organizations (NGO´s)
Began to appear after WWII
Governments do not pay attention to all problems, so NGO´s emerge to try to solve those problems.
Volunteers participate
The organization has clear objectives and rules
The funding ($) comes from private sponsors
Cannot use violence. Cannot do actions to earn money. (No lucrativas)
+Multinational Corporations (MNC´s)
• They exist since the XVIII century, but increased 17 times after WWII.
• An MNC has operations in more than two countries.
• It´s transnational.
• Agreements with governments. Sometimes positive, sometimes negative.
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+Mass Media (MCM) and Social Media
• Information mechanisms • TV, Internet, Radio and
Newspapers, Books, Blogs, etc..• Global or regional reach• Influence global opinion because
they decide what to show.• Great relationship with the
government. Can take sides. Who uses who??
+ Individual Leaders• Charismatic and respected leaders that
can influence in global public opinion• Moral authority• Promote causes
+RefugeesA refugee is a person who is outside their home
country because they have suffered or feared persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, or political opinion; because they are a member of a persecuted social category of persons; or because they are fleeing a war.
+Ilegal Groups, Crime & Guerrillas Group of people that doesn´t belong to the government and use violence to get to their objectives.
Organized Crime, Terrorist Groups and Guerrilla and Liberation Groups.
They have political (ETA)or economical objectives(Mafias, organized crime).
ORGANIZED CRIME: International trafficking of drugs, weapons, humans, money laundry, etc.
TERRORIST GROUPS: Use violence to get to their political objectives. Their target are mostly government and military.
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1.2 Background of the New International Order: The end of the Cold War.
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International System Models
