Who wrote in the Prince 1513 that states are "Greedy for Profit"?
Machiavelli
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Who predicted that there would be a war of all against all?
Hobbes
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In what terms did Morgenthau say statesmen act in?
Power
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What did Aristotle say people had knowledge of?
Good and Evil
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Who said in time standing armies will be totally abolished?
Kant
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When was the Peace of Westphalia?
1648
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What are the rights and duties of the state as set out by the montevideo convention of 1933?
A defined territory, A permanent population, an effective government, sovereignty.
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What is a nation state?
Bound by a common cultural aspect like language, religion or history, forming a natural political community with shared loyalty
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What is Primordialism?
Nations based on deeply historical groups, cultural heritage which predates statehood which have evolved organically and belongs to a territory.
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What is Modernism?
Believers that nationalism is a modern concept that is used to resolve social tensions that arose out of capitalism and industrialisation.
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What is Civic Nationalism (liberal)?
Cultural Diversity united by political and social allegiance
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What is Ethnic Nationalism? (Realist)
Nationalism based on strengthening the sameness between people
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Nationalism: Realist Persective
Not a huge emphasis on it. Believe it is key for sustaining anarchy
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Nationalism: Liberal
Endorse Nationalism. A natural community, a world of independent nation states creating world peace for nationalistic aims.
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Social Constructivist perspective on Nationalism?
Critical of the Primordialist image of fixed national identities. Sympathise with Modernists.
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What is a Transnational Community?
Communities with no nation state. E.g. the Jewish protection of Hebrew despite no nation state.
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What is the state centric/billiard ball model of states?
States are the key actors domestically and internationally. They remain the most important and influential actors, and independent of one another.
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Define internal Sovereignty.
Location of sovereignty within a state. An unchallengeable authority within a state’s borders. The monopoly of legitimate means of violence and force etc.
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Define External Soveriegnty
The ability of a state to act independently on an international stage. Legally equal and political independence.
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What model has threatened the Nation state?
Mixed Actor Model
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Who said “Traditional nation-states have become unnatural, even impossible units in a global economy” ?
Kenichi Ohmae
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What is the mixed actor model?
States are key actors, but other interests and groups are able to influence international politics.
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Each year how much does the private sector invest in Britain vs the Government?
4 times as much
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How much money was lost after 9/11?
$1.4 trillion
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How much did the IMF say loss from the credit crunch totalled?
$1 trillion
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When were bitcoins made?
2009
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What did India decline in 2011?
£300bn investment from Carrefour, Walmart and Tesco.
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How much money is transferred on CHIPS (internet money wiring) each year?
$400 trillion
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What is Burundi's main export (75%)?
Coffee
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UN: How has famine been effected by the UN food program?
Decreased from 70 million to 20 million (2017)
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UN: How many people have gained access to drinking water since 1990?
2.6 billion
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How much has overseas aid increased to thanks to the UN?
66%
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How many countries are actually represented individually on the IMF?
8, 187 others represented by 16 representatives.
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What did a UN study show the world's poorest were more likely own than a toilet?
A mobile phone
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How much has internet users grown since 2005?
3.5 billion
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How many countries have a McDonalds?
119
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What language is half of internet traffic conducted in?
English
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How many flights a month occur globally?
2.3 million
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How many migrants are there globally?
2 million
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Card 2
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Who predicted that there would be a war of all against all?
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Hobbes
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In what terms did Morgenthau say statesmen act in?
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Card 4
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What did Aristotle say people had knowledge of?
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Who said in time standing armies will be totally abolished?
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