POLI 2057 Lecture : Completed Notes For Elements Of International Relations
Document Summary
Domestic vs. international politics: characteristics of the international system vs. Anarchy: no government, large states get what they want and small. Sovereignty: can make their own decisions, but they can be forced by states don"t in international politics. Privileges small states because they can"t be forced by a bigger group to do something. (ex: ukraine they can"t be chaotic. (ex: chile and us) Ngo (non-governmental organization): doesn"t have states (example: Individual (ex: obama can make decisions for the us: domestic: putting all ideas together to make one decision. (ex: us. International: 2 states negotiate (ex: french people and us people: global: effects everyone (ex: global warming) Collective goods problem: q/a: everyone wants to stop co2 emissions, but then people pay more since productivity decreases and economies weaken and economy reduces and people pay more taxes and blame the government. Not everyone has to participate for this to be effective.
