POLSCI 160 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Dispute Settlement In The World Trade Organization
10 Oct 2016
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Actors are able to determine that they do. Actors have capabilities to influence other actors. Actors have perceptions of other actors and what they will do. Can be individuals, states, government organizations, ngo"s, businesses. There are many different actors in every situation trying to influence the outcome. Actors interact: they think about what one another will do. Actors strategize: they base their own actions based on what they think others will do. Negotiation is a very common strategic interaction. Un security council- us, gb, france, russia, china all have veto power. Institutions set norms: principles that allow anticipations of what other actor will do. Internal autonomy: ideally, a state has a monopoly on the legitimate use of force within its borders. A state can also set its own internal policies. External autonomy: ideally, a state has the right to determine its own foreign policy without interference from other states. Small countries near powerful countries often cannot do as they wish.
