POLS10200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Arms Control, Expansionism, World Trade Organization
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Ir review #1: geographic territory with recognized borders and a government. sovereign entity with monopoly on use of force within its borders, significance: states are the primary agents of ir. Sovereignty: states are organizations with absolute authority within its borders and are independent of other states. Anarchy: idea that there is no supranational authority that exists above the level of states and has the authority to regulate their behavior: significance: it is the most important international system in ir. Scholars agree about the existence of anarchy, but disagree about its implications. Nation: group of people who share the same identity (such as language, culture, ethnicity, etc. ) Nationalism: idea that because the world is composed of nations, each nation should have its own state. Normative theory: arguments about how something should be, subjective. Positive theory: objective, describe and explain how things are, answers why? questions. Hypothesis: statement that links independent and dependent variables.
