Politics of the eu Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Development - Development is a sustained increase in the standard of living and well-being of a level of social organization. Many consider it to involve increased income; better access to basic goods and services; improvements in education, healthcare, and public health; well-functioning institutions; decreased inequality; reduced poverty and unemployment; and more sustainable production and consumption patterns. The focus on development debates in contemporary global politics is on issues ...

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Realism - Answer- is an approach to the study and practice of international politics. It emphasizes the role of the nation-state and makes a broad assumption that all nation-states are motivated by national interests, or, at best, national interests disguised as moral concerns. Liberalism - Answer- With the proper institutions and diplomacy, ________ believes that states can work together to maximize prosperity and minimize conflict. Marxism - Answer- is a political and social theory that ...

Spain today (politics, economy, geography, culture) - Answer- -*Democracy under parliamentary constitutional monarchy* -*Member of EU* -*Majority Roman Catholic* (religious freedom) -*Tourism* is one of the main sources of income. -Important developers/producers of *renewable energy*, in particular *solar power*. -*strong economy, high quality of life* -*SW Europe, Iberian Peninsula to the south of France and Andorra and to the east of Portugal. It has coastlines on the Bay of Biscay (a p...

What's international relations? - Main subfield of political science that analyzes the international and domestic qualities of the international system. What are states? - Sovereign countries that comprise the international system What does it mean to be sovereign? - All governments reign supreme within each state's respective border. What's the International system? - Anarchic in the sense that there is no overarching government, though that does not imply that it is disorderly. No sta...

Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Passage 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article 12 The right to a private life and associated freedoms. Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article 19 Freedom of expression. Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article 29(2) Rights are not absolute and there are instances where a balance must be struck. European Convention on Human Rights Treaty drawn up by the Council of Europe that protects fundamental...

Complete summary of the literature and readings for the course Politics of Reconstruction and Intervention. The summary contains the following: - Five generations of peace operations, Kenkel - At War's End: Chapter 1 and 2, Paris - Managing Contradictions: The Inherent Dilemmas of Postwar Statebuilding, Paris and Sisk - The Evolution from Integrated Missions to ‘Peace Keepers on Steroids’, Hofman - The application of Liberal Peacebuilding in Afghanistan and Iraq, Dodge - The Libera...

Realism - Answer- is an approach to the study and practice of international politics. It emphasizes the role of the nation-state and makes a broad assumption that all nation-states are motivated by national interests, or, at best, national interests disguised as moral concerns. Liberalism - Answer- With the proper institutions and diplomacy, ________ believes that states can work together to maximize prosperity and minimize conflict. Marxism - Answer- is a political and social theory that ...

Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Passage - Answer- 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article 12 - Answer- The right to a private life and associated freedoms. Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article 19 - Answer- Freedom of expression. Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article 29(2) - Answer- Rights are not absolute and there are instances where a balance must be struck. European Convention on Human Rights - Answer- Treaty drawn up by the Council of Eur...

state autonomy is - Answer- the ability of the state to wield power independent of public and international actors Which of the following combinations of capacity and internal autonomy best fits the United States - Answer- Low autonomy, high capacity Examples of states that are not or have not been considered failed states - Answer- UK, USA, Japan, India Which of the following states most closely fits the ideal model of a nation-state? - Answer- Japan Which of the following historica...