POLI SCI 140 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: International Political Economy, Territorial Entity, International Security

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Dominance: a principle for solving collective good problems by imposing solutions hierarchically. Reciprocity: a response in kind to another"s actions; a strategy of reciprocity uses positive forms of leverage to promise rewards and negative forms of leverage to threaten punishment. Identity: a principle for solving collective goods problems by changing participants" preferences based on their shared sense of belonging to a community. Issue areas: distinct spheres of international activity (such as global trade negotiations) within which policy makers of various states face conflicts and sometimes achieve cooperation. Conflict and cooperation: the type of actions that sates take towards each other through time. International security: a subfield of international relations that focuses on questions of war and peace. International political economy: the study of the politics of trade, monetary, and other economic relations among nations, and their connection to other transnational forces. State: an inhabited territorial entity controlled by a government that exercises sovereignty over its territory.