GVPT 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Nationstates, Ottoman Empire, Territorial Entity
7 Dec 2015
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International relations: narrowly defined, the field of international relations (ir) concerns the relationships among the world"s governments. goldstein and pevehouse, p. 3. About governments and high level people in gvt. have exchanges, how different govt relate. Also involves: individuals, groups, other government-like entities, international orgs, economic actors, political actors (e. g. suicide bombers, non government orgs. Can have influence: government-like orgs. (e. g. taiwan- not recognized by all) Increasingly other actors that are challenging governments, ongoing and evolving role. Traditionally, the study of ir has focused on questions of war and peace- the subfield of international security studies. Other important issues: integration and dissolution of countries, flow of goods and money across the borders, environmental preservation, protection of human rights. Larger units (hellenic and roman empires, ottoman empire, chinese dynasties) The origins of the current state system : thirty years" war (1618-1648) between: Protestant states (britain, france, sweden: the latter prevail, leading to the treaty of westphalia (1648) politics.
