GOV 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Non-State Actor, International Political Economy, Game Players
What is IR? Studying the Games States Play (Day 1)
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
12:45 PM
International Relations: the study of states interrelate with one another
• Within the international system
• Or the set of relationships, rules, and patterns of behavior that exist amongst states.
Comparative Politics: the study of different governments and governmental forms
• Focuses almost exclusively on the domestic politics of sates
The Subfields of International Relations
Security Studies: the study of the causes and consequences of war and conflict, and the sources and
conditions of peace
International Political Economy: the study of international trade and financial relationships.
Foreign Policy Analysis: the study of how states make foreign policy and the outcomes of such decision
making.
Globalization: the increased interconnectedness of the world fostered by heightened levels of
communication and transportation.
IR Actors: The Game Players
States: territorial units controlled by governments with sovereign power.
• State Sovereignty: the principle that state governments hold ultimate power over their own
territory.
State Actors: people who have the right to act in the behalf of a specific state on the international scene.
Can be a whole host of people such as; prime minister, president, cabinet members
Non State Actors: people or organizations who influence the international system but are not officially a
representative of any one state.
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Document Summary
International relations: the study of states interrelate with one another: within the international system, or the set of relationships, rules, and patterns of behavior that exist amongst states. Comparative politics: the study of different governments and governmental forms. Focuses almost exclusively on the domestic politics of sates. Security studies: the study of the causes and consequences of war and conflict, and the sources and conditions of peace. International political economy: the study of international trade and financial relationships. Foreign policy analysis: the study of how states make foreign policy and the outcomes of such decision making. Globalization: the increased interconnectedness of the world fostered by heightened levels of communication and transportation. States: territorial units controlled by governments with sovereign power. State sovereignty: the principle that state governments hold ultimate power over their own territory. State actors: people who have the right to act in the behalf of a specific state on the international scene.
