SOC 2151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Geopolitics, World Trade Organization, General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2151
• Professor: Aline A Coutinho

Document Summary

The way that africa was built" is due to the process of decolonization. The most cited criteria for governance: world bank"s worldwide governance indicator: Voice and accountability, control of corruption, political stability (knowing what to expect next) and absence of violence, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law. Modes of suppression: suppressing dissent (e. g. pussy riot), suppressing information (e. g. china and google). Political and rhetorical uses of the concept. Used to justify and defend policy interventions by recourse to the security, governance, There are individuals and groups that may be profiting from such failure": such failures may be deliberate. The questions are: for whom is the state failing, and how?", who failed the failed states"?". Thinking of failed state" as a concept and framework. The underlying assumption: a westphalian notion that all states are alike and should somewhat function in similar ways.