POL 1502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Neoliberalism, United States House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform, General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 1502
• Professor: Simon Hogue

Document Summary

Lecture 3 - jan 23 glo(cid:271)al gover(cid:374)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e a(cid:374)d tra(cid:374)sfor(cid:373)atio(cid:374) of tate: (cid:862)gover(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:863) in world space. History shows transformations, and winners and losers. How the world is politically and economically structured. International society: group of states; sharing common values and interests; linked by rules. Organizations/structures that play a role of regulation to control individuals (family, school, religion, etc. ). Goal is to ensure continuity of society (norms, roles, behaviour) Large organization which establish roles and activities: treaties and agreements; un, eu, Actor is one who acts (values, interests); individuals (citizens), groups (political parties), institutions (government) Collectivity of policies that accept rules, institutions and practices of the world. Cold war: free world (u. s. ) vs. communism (soviet union) Some countries were not associated with either side. Unified and hierarchic vision of global governance; states are in the centre of the system. Not a police to regulate international law. Americans, afraid of communism, willing to aid and reconstruct europe after ww2.