IR UNIT 1

unit 1

15 cards·by princesst

anarchy

implies not complete chaos but the lack of central government that can enforce rules

balance of power

one or more states

collective goods problem

tangible or intangible good created by members of a group that is available to all group members regardless of individual contributions

collective security

broad alliance of most actors in an international system for the purpose of jointly opposing aggression by any actor

interest groups

groups of people who share the same common interest in the outcome of a political issue and who try to organize the outcome

intergovernmental organization (IGO)

organization whose members are state governments

international regime

set of rules, norms, and procedures around which the expectations of actors converge in a certain international issue area

militarism

glorification of war, military force, and violence

multinational corporation (MNC)

company based in one state with affiliated branches or subsidiaries operating in other states

neoliberisim

approach that stresses the importance of international in international institutions in reducing conflict

nonstate actors

actors other than state governments that operate either below the level of state or across state borders

norms

shared expectations about what behavior is considered proper

reciprocity

response in kind to another's actions, uses positive forms of leverage to promise rewards and negative leverage leads to threatening others

realism

broad intellectual tradition that explains IR mainly in terms of power

sovereignty

a state's right, to do whatever it wants to its own territory