Political Globalization
Intensification and expansion of political interrelationships across the globe
Interrelationships
Growth of worldwide political system
Political system
Includes key players
1. States
2. Institution of global governance
3. Int’l NGOs
4. Social movement organization
States
Philippines
Japan
USA
Elements of State
People
-population
Territory
Government
- where will of state is carried out
Sovereignty
- power to command
Global governance
- World Bank
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
Int’l NGOs
- Int’l Red Cross
- GreenPeace
- World Wildlife Fund
Social Movement Organization
- Vegan movement
- Gay rights movement
- Feminist movement
4 UN Qualifications
- A state
- Peace-loving
- Accept obligations
- Able and willing to carry out obligations
United Nations
Int’l body composed of family of nations
Purpose of UN
- Int’l peace and security
- Friendly relations
- Int’l cooperation
- Respect for human rights
- Harmonization of actions of nations
4 Principal organs of UN
- General assembly
- central organ - Security council
- maintenance and int’l peace and security - Economic and social council
- economic and social issues - Int’l court of justice
- promotion of justice
Int’l Criminal Court (ICC)
Punishes people
Global citizenship
All people have rights and responsibilities as a member of the world
Global Civics
To understand civics (behaviors that affects others) in a global sense
Transnationalism
Diffusion and extension of social, political, and economic process.
- individual states - global system
Transnational Citizenship
Ability to belong to multiple nation states
