POL114H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Gross Domestic Product, Global Politics, Hard Power
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Chapter 1: global politics the discipline and its theoretical foundations. We are all parts of global politics ex. 9/11 attack and its effects on everyday life of every individuals. Globalization: the process whereby political, economic, technological and communications become integrated in one global system has directly affected and been involved in global politics. Global politics: complex congruence of physical and intellectual power, etc. Ideas and knowledge generated from theoretical thinking enables us to critically the position and rationale of government and political leaders. International relations theory: body of literature that seeks to define and explain the nature of international system and the behaviour of the actors within it. International security: traditionally evolved around the study of conflict and war and attempts to prevent or control it. Overall, the project of study of global politics is studying the comparative/ domestic policies and move beyond descriptive and into analytic and perspective areas engaging in normative work.
