POLIS 1102 Final: GLOBAL POLITICS NOTES

• School: University of Adelaide
• Department: Politics and International Studies
• Course: POLIS 1102
• Professor: ALL

Document Summary

In this area of study students examine the key actors in contemporary global politics: states, international institutions of global governance, transnational corporations (tncs) and non- state actors. The state is the principal actor within global politics because the world (with few exceptions) is divided into these political communities; however, its power and influence is being challenged. Students consider the challenges to the sovereignty of states. These arise from regional organisations, contested and changing state borders, and issues and crises which require multilateral action. Such issues have arisen because security is no longer limited to border protection and has expanded to include such things as financial instability, human crises and environmental challenges. amplified moves towards global governance. Students come to understand that international institutions of global governance are central to cooperative action because they establish, manage and facilitate relations between states through their institutional processes, protocols and legal arrangements. Students investigate a range of non-state actors, appreciating the growing significance of.