CPO 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: International Monetary Fund, Treaty On The Non-Proliferation Of Nuclear Weapons, Bretton Woods System
13 Apr 2016
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Chapter 11 globalization and the future of comparative politics. Globalization results from connections between states and peoples: sensitivity events in one state affect others, direct links actors cross borders, intensity (depth) is what differentiates modern incarnations of globalization (long history) New forms of institutions which foster globalization: multinational corporation (mnc) Firm with activities in many different countries: non-governmental organization (ngo) Groups with political goals: intergovernmental organization (igo) Political globalization can affect sovereignty: national governments have the final say over their jurisdictions. International agreements can create laws that override national government mandated laws: nuclear non-proliferation treaty, world trade organization, geneva conventions, etc. Igos impact political globalization (positive or negative: may increase capacity if states can enlist igos help (who, may reduce autonomy if states are constrained (imf) New democratic deficit (three different interpretations: igos are illiberal. Igos make critical decision on many issues, but not accountable to voters: igos are democratically constrained.
