POLS 1301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Natural Disaster, Arab Spring, Humanitarian Intervention

• School: Temple University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 1301
• Professor: John Masker

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~governmental leaders wants international governments that supports them, even if establishing these governments causes violence and repression. ~citizens should have the right to self-determination and open governments that are responsive to public opinion. ~those holding sovereign power need to act responsibly. ~self-determination increases the likelihood of long- term peace by facilitating the participation of all groups in the determination of their own affairs. ~the biggest security threat is global poverty and a capitalist system that rewards the rich and fails to provide employment and quality of life for those on the margins. ~an individual should submit to an established authority unless this authority violates an individual"s conscience: disobedience is a lesser evil than the slaughter of the innocent. ~government activities should not advocate radical change, even if this change is designed to help abolish poverty for the lower classes. ~there should be no radical socioeconomic changes aimed at achieving human rights for the dispossessed.