CMN2168 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Power Transition Theory, Asymmetric Warfare, Emerging Power
26 Jan 2018
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Lecture 4: the struggle for primacy in a global society. The distribution-of-power changes in countries will rise and fall. Dominant countries are often referred to as great powers, hegemonies, superpowers, or states that enjoy primacy in the international system. The united states and the soviet union. China, western europe, and japan also play a role. Gross national product: the total market value of all goods and services produces by resources supplied by the residents and business of a particular country, regardless of where they are located. Power: the ability to get others (individuals, groups, nations) to behave in ways that they would ordinarily try to avoid. Power capabilities: economic and military strength, and political effectiveness. Elements of power: geography and location, population, natural resources. Power conversion: the capacity to change potential power, as measured by available resource, into realized power, which is determined by the changed behaviour of others.
