INR 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Democratic Peace Theory, World Health Organization

• School: FIU
• Department: International Relations
• Course: INR 2001
• Professor: Craig Lang

Document Summary

S ta te the notion tha t the s ta te ha s s upre me a uthority to ma na ge inte rna tiona l a ffa irs a nd fore ign re la tions. The la ck of a ce ntra l rule r or ove ra rching a uthority. The multiplicity of a ctors a nd re la tions be twe e n a ctors cons tituting the e ntire fie ld of inte rna tiona l politics. The globa l p olitica l s ys te m a condition in which the re is no ce ntra l rule r. Ana rchy a la rge group of pe ople linke d by a s imila r culture , la ngua ge , a nd his tory. Na tion a politica l unit tha t ha s s ove re ignty ove r a pa rticula r pie ce of la nd.