POLI 260 : Full Class notes for POLI 260 (got 92% in the course)
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), the elites, the ruling party, the history of the country. Shift of power to the east, particularly india and china. How will this shape the world in the next few years (how do political and economical themes coalesce to create certain outcomes?) Explain political outcomes in international peacekeeping and the international political economy. Ir: interest in political patterns encompassing the world, not just between states but between multinational corporations (mncs), ngo"s, igo"s, etc. The process of increasing interconnectedness between societies such that events in one part of the world are having increasing effects on peoples and societies far away sounds a lot like globalization. Globalization has caused traditional states to lose authority to supranational institutions like the imf and eu. Liberal democratic values are becoming the global values. Some people dispute this, saying today"s economies are not more integrated than before wwi and that we"re not heading into a single world free trade zone but becoming more divided.
