Political Science 2231E Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Population Pyramid, Outsourcing, System Dynamics
10 Dec 2013
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Chapter 4 rivalries and relations among the great powers. Transitions in world leadership unfold through a series of distinct phases where periods of global war are followed by periods of international rule making and institution building. Over the past five centuries, each global war = new hegemon. *hegemon* - a preponderant state capable of dominating the conduct of international political and economic relations: every previous hegemon has overextended itself. Serbian nationalist seeking to free his ethnic group from austrian rule assassinated ferdinand: catalyst of the war. Britain"s sea power gave it command of the world"s shipping lanes, control over empire stretching from med. Rational choice: leaders make decisions based upon careful evaluation of the relative usefulness of alternative options for realizing the best interests of themselves and their states. New global system to prevent another war league of nations. Axis trio germany, japan, and italy. Grand alliance britain, france and the us.
