POSC 2200 Chapter Notes -Arms Control, Liberal Internationalism, Cosmopolitanism

• School: Memorial University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POSC 2200
• Professor: Russell Williams

Document Summary

Anarchy- a system operating in the absence of any central government. Does not imply chaos, but in realist theory the absence of political authority. Asymmetrical globalization- describes the way in which contemporary globalization is unequally experienced across the world and among different social groups in such a way that it produces a distinctive geography of inclusion in, and exclusion from, the global system. Balance of power- in realist theory, refers to an equilibrium between states; historical realists regard it as the product of diplomacy (contrived balance) whereas structural realists regard the system as having a tendency towards a natural equilibrium (fortuitous balance). It is a doctrine and an arrangement whereby the power of one state (or group of states) is checked by the countervailing power of other states. Capitalism- a system of production in which human labour and its products are commodities that are bought and sold in the market-place.