Week 12
Week 12
2013-04-01 07:56:00
Global Governance Forum : Instance of institutionalism ; Instant of international relations ; Global problem ( cyprus has some relatively leninent tax laws , cyprus collapses then the Russians that put there looking for other tax ; Complex , because there are so many actors participating in global politics ( THIS IS JUST oNE DAY in new york times) THE ROUTE CAUSE OF THE FINANCIAL CRIS in 2008 was the housing bubble ( cities acting global politics) The state is absloutely acting in global policitcs ( Isalmists fighters sip back ) The tar sands disaster ( between two states) These four issues are going to circumbise global politics in ways ; What is the difference between Global Governance and Conventional IR ? Learned something about gloval governance have we learned anything ? Internatnoal relations is revolving around staets , global governance issues on a local level Foreign politics( Simplifier : IR) : Instituonal instituions ( GLOBAL GOVERNANCE) Instituionalis perspective is really comfortable with the International relations ; Its about states cooperating , states and there interests of there power , is at the heart of global governance; Murphy ( PRivate authority) : diverse actors , Instituionalism matches well with liberalism of IR theory ; HOWEVER soe of the others one like cosmopolitanism and transnaitnaism ( some fit with liberlaims) Rehectionsim : realism HEgeminism : marxism Constructivism ( talks about social construction , so therefore it can fit with anything) Connection between what IR and what global governance is ; set of IR tools develop to understand state interaction , but have been adpated to what is a more complex situation. Gloabl politics and global governance imply that tehre are more diverse things going in terms of the actors , issues, and the sacel of conflcits between globaland local. It is also clear that global governance is hard and hard to do .
USe of NY times to demonstrate how global governance is complex ; Each one of the issues , it is clear that the state interaction run into lack of state capacity , other actors being authorative , these issues dont fit neatly into state to state interactions; What makes each one of these issues ahrd to deal with it , in terms of what transanaitonalism role Global ISsue Poverty and Developpment - states cannot do it own there own
Common Concern vs Sovreigntiy
-forces them into interction with other states - They cannot do much because they take a top-down approach -local context is key , CORRUPTION -states do not have resources so need global economic forces ; Why the WB is the solution to this problem, but the WB is nto necessairly overcome some of these difficulties; are political not technocratic
Modern Conflict When does the state intervene ? Sovereigntiy means never having to intervene unless there is genocide ( now there are conflicting ideas on when to intervene) SPILL OVER transnational conflicts; For example : Darfur genocide not restricted ,to Darfur see refugee camps in sudan
Financial Crisis - States cant do it own there own ; global causes /local causes US housing bubble , crashing domestic
global cause : because international banks are buying these mortgaged back Not just US Evestments , European The global pool of money look for places to invest ; Product of particular period to deregulate financial sector CONTAGION. Climate change States cannot do it own there own Global causes/local causes Global effects/local effects;
What the global and local causes are It is a common theme , ofcousre the state centreed system has a mechanism , its not that the state doesnt know. They have always known this ; The solution to this is to create instituions; Not enough to handle these tensions and problems wB has yet to solve the poverty UN has not done waay wth genocidie the IMF has not stopped financial crisis UN CLIMATE negotaitnon yet to come up with an effective treaty ; State-centric governance cannot solve the problem , thats why there become dieverse actors ; transomfrton from HEGEMONISM , modify the instiutional from transnationalsm ; Radical means in cosmopolitianism ; Glbal governance is not about understaind , how these perspectices tell us about how good we are at actuall manging these problems ; that means different things IS it poorly done ? are rules that are being made actual solving problems; WHICH GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
best diangosis best solution most equitable Global capitalism ; without radical change in capitalism , there is not going to be any solution ; Brings up issues of development levels, historical responsibilites, how ong a paritulcar soution will take , different aspects might be brought together or are mutually exclusive ; Craigh muprhy : global governance is politics it is more as site , one of many sites , in which struggles over wealth, power and knowledge are takingplace; Struggles over these things … global governance is like intenraitonal relations in politivs ( ALWAYS A CONSISTENT STRUGGLE) , the context within the struggle is what seperates GG from everything !
What is global governance ? What is global What is governance ? Have your ideas about this changed?
4/1/2013 7:56:00 AM POLB81 – Winter 2013 Final Exam Study Guide ALL assigned reading, lecture material, and tutorial material is fair game for the exam. Remember that this exam is cumulative from the beginning of the term. Exam Format (100 points): 20 Multiple Choice questions: 20 points 4 Identifications: 20 points (2-3 sentence definition plus 1 sentence of why the term is relevant—the relevance sentence can be an example)( Paragraph ) 2 essay questions: 60 points Key Terms/Concepts (this is a representative not exhaustive list— there may be terms on the exam that are not included on this list): Institutionalism Transnationalism Hegemonism Feminism Cosmopolitanism Rejectionism Genocide Terrorism Alienation IMF World Bank United Nations Security Council P-5 GDP Structural Adjustment Intervention UNFCCC IPCC Kyoto Protocol Experiments NGO Currency Exchange Purpose Tools Internal causes of poverty External causes of poverty Protectionism Comparative Advantage Moral Hazard Darfur Bubble Surveillance Technical Advice Greenhouse Effect Market Emissions Trading Absolute
Global Warming Climate Change Emissions Reduction
Carbon
Decarbonization Per Capita
Essay Questions: Essay questions will be drawn from the mini-essay questions. Be ready to answer any of the five that were assigned.
Already seen all the possible essay questions ; answer some combination of the five questions that we have already been exposed to ; no suprises on the essay questions , prepare to answer all of the essay question thus far this term !
4/1/2013 7:56:00 AM
2013-04-01 07:56:00
Global Governance Forum : Instance of institutionalism ; Instant of international relations ; Global problem ( cyprus has some relatively leninent tax laws , cyprus collapses then the Russians that put there looking for other tax ; Complex , because there are so many actors participating in global politics ( THIS IS JUST oNE DAY in new york times) THE ROUTE CAUSE OF THE FINANCIAL CRIS in 2008 was the housing bubble ( cities acting global politics) The state is absloutely acting in global policitcs ( Isalmists fighters sip back ) The tar sands disaster ( between two states) These four issues are going to circumbise global politics in ways ; What is the difference between Global Governance and Conventional IR ? Learned something about gloval governance have we learned anything ? Internatnoal relations is revolving around staets , global governance issues on a local level Foreign politics( Simplifier : IR) : Instituonal instituions ( GLOBAL GOVERNANCE) Instituionalis perspective is really comfortable with the International relations ; Its about states cooperating , states and there interests of there power , is at the heart of global governance; Murphy ( PRivate authority) : diverse actors , Instituionalism matches well with liberalism of IR theory ; HOWEVER soe of the others one like cosmopolitanism and transnaitnaism ( some fit with liberlaims) Rehectionsim : realism HEgeminism : marxism Constructivism ( talks about social construction , so therefore it can fit with anything) Connection between what IR and what global governance is ; set of IR tools develop to understand state interaction , but have been adpated to what is a more complex situation. Gloabl politics and global governance imply that tehre are more diverse things going in terms of the actors , issues, and the sacel of conflcits between globaland local. It is also clear that global governance is hard and hard to do .
USe of NY times to demonstrate how global governance is complex ; Each one of the issues , it is clear that the state interaction run into lack of state capacity , other actors being authorative , these issues dont fit neatly into state to state interactions; What makes each one of these issues ahrd to deal with it , in terms of what transanaitonalism role Global ISsue Poverty and Developpment - states cannot do it own there own
Common Concern vs Sovreigntiy
-forces them into interction with other states - They cannot do much because they take a top-down approach -local context is key , CORRUPTION -states do not have resources so need global economic forces ; Why the WB is the solution to this problem, but the WB is nto necessairly overcome some of these difficulties; are political not technocratic
Modern Conflict When does the state intervene ? Sovereigntiy means never having to intervene unless there is genocide ( now there are conflicting ideas on when to intervene) SPILL OVER transnational conflicts; For example : Darfur genocide not restricted ,to Darfur see refugee camps in sudan
Financial Crisis - States cant do it own there own ; global causes /local causes US housing bubble , crashing domestic
global cause : because international banks are buying these mortgaged back Not just US Evestments , European The global pool of money look for places to invest ; Product of particular period to deregulate financial sector CONTAGION. Climate change States cannot do it own there own Global causes/local causes Global effects/local effects;
What the global and local causes are It is a common theme , ofcousre the state centreed system has a mechanism , its not that the state doesnt know. They have always known this ; The solution to this is to create instituions; Not enough to handle these tensions and problems wB has yet to solve the poverty UN has not done waay wth genocidie the IMF has not stopped financial crisis UN CLIMATE negotaitnon yet to come up with an effective treaty ; State-centric governance cannot solve the problem , thats why there become dieverse actors ; transomfrton from HEGEMONISM , modify the instiutional from transnationalsm ; Radical means in cosmopolitianism ; Glbal governance is not about understaind , how these perspectices tell us about how good we are at actuall manging these problems ; that means different things IS it poorly done ? are rules that are being made actual solving problems; WHICH GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
best diangosis best solution most equitable Global capitalism ; without radical change in capitalism , there is not going to be any solution ; Brings up issues of development levels, historical responsibilites, how ong a paritulcar soution will take , different aspects might be brought together or are mutually exclusive ; Craigh muprhy : global governance is politics it is more as site , one of many sites , in which struggles over wealth, power and knowledge are takingplace; Struggles over these things … global governance is like intenraitonal relations in politivs ( ALWAYS A CONSISTENT STRUGGLE) , the context within the struggle is what seperates GG from everything !
What is global governance ? What is global What is governance ? Have your ideas about this changed?
4/1/2013 7:56:00 AM POLB81 – Winter 2013 Final Exam Study Guide ALL assigned reading, lecture material, and tutorial material is fair game for the exam. Remember that this exam is cumulative from the beginning of the term. Exam Format (100 points): 20 Multiple Choice questions: 20 points 4 Identifications: 20 points (2-3 sentence definition plus 1 sentence of why the term is relevant—the relevance sentence can be an example)( Paragraph ) 2 essay questions: 60 points Key Terms/Concepts (this is a representative not exhaustive list— there may be terms on the exam that are not included on this list): Institutionalism Transnationalism Hegemonism Feminism Cosmopolitanism Rejectionism Genocide Terrorism Alienation IMF World Bank United Nations Security Council P-5 GDP Structural Adjustment Intervention UNFCCC IPCC Kyoto Protocol Experiments NGO Currency Exchange Purpose Tools Internal causes of poverty External causes of poverty Protectionism Comparative Advantage Moral Hazard Darfur Bubble Surveillance Technical Advice Greenhouse Effect Market Emissions Trading Absolute
Global Warming Climate Change Emissions Reduction
Carbon
Decarbonization Per Capita
Essay Questions: Essay questions will be drawn from the mini-essay questions. Be ready to answer any of the five that were assigned.
Already seen all the possible essay questions ; answer some combination of the five questions that we have already been exposed to ; no suprises on the essay questions , prepare to answer all of the essay question thus far this term !
4/1/2013 7:56:00 AM
