GS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Global Governance, Great Power, Axis Powers
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Gs101 - lecture 7 - emergence of igo"s in the 20th c. part 1. A political-economy view on the 20th c. Igos: international governmental organizations are creations of national governments to help coordinate behaviour and solve problems (ex un) Ngos: non-governmental organizations are created by private individuals or interest groups to improve international life (ex international red cross) Work in civil society: not in government or business for-profit sector. Refers generally to the struggle for power and land amongst the colonial powers in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Specifically refers to the british suspicion of french and russian attempts to expand into central asia (ex afghanistan) Colonialism caused rivalries between the european empires. Even though in theory these states were dedicated to respecting each other"s sovereignty - in practice this became a competition between colonial powers to expand reach, power and resources. Wwi ended in the treaty of versailles (1919) Gave rise to the league of nations.
