GOV 312L Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Origins Game Fair, Hegemony, Multilateralism
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Module 19: the united states and international institutions. Institutions are the rules of the game in a society or, more formally, are the. What are institutions: what are political institutions? humanly devised constraints that shape human interaction. In consequence they structure incentives in human exchange, whether political, social, or economic. Institutions as rules that guide interactions among states. - how the united nations or congress is and is not an institution. - examples of institutions: electoral rules, legislative rules, federalism: examples. Sovereignty as legal recognition (by other states) of a government"s right to regulate people (set laws for them) living within set territorial boundaries. Create expectations about appropriate behavior i. e. should not violate territory of another state without authorization. Trade liberalization: grant access of foreign companies access to domestic market: enforcement of rules, sometimes . Can mean effective end of io e. g. league of nations. Note stewart video on un shortly: provide information about state interests and trustworthiness.
