POL114H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Bourgeoisie, Ecocide, Proletariat
Document Summary
Chapter 1: global politics the discipline and its theoretical foundations. Globalization: the process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology. Human security: the combination of threats associated with war, genocide, and the displacement of populations. At a minimum, means freedom from violence and from the fear of violence. International relations are divided into several subfields a. k. a sub disciplines: International relations theory: body of literature that seeks to define and explain the nature of the international system and the behaviour of the actors within it. International security: involves the study of conflict and war and attempts to prevent or control it. International political economy: discusses issues such as trade, finance, debt, poverty, and economic crises. International organizations: focuses on the instruments of cooperation such as the establishment of institutions, regimes, and agreements among states, groups and individuals and development of international law.
