UNIT 4D POLITICS KEY DEFINITIONS 0.0 / 5 ? Government & PoliticsGlobal issuesA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: niamhbutlerxxxCreated on: 14-06-18 10:33 Terrorism The use of terror for furthering political ends by seeking to create a climate of fear, apprehension and suspense. 1 of 17 Insurrectionary Terrorism Aimed at the revolutionary overthrow of a state 2 of 17 Issue Terrorism Aimed at the promotion of a single cause 3 of 17 Nationalist Terrorism Aimed to overthrow colonial rule or occupation, often with the goal of gaining independence for an ethnic, religious or national group. 4 of 17 Global Terrorism Aimed at inflicting damage and humiliation on a global power or at transforming civilisational relations. 5 of 17 Vertical Proliferation Increase in the capabilities of existing nuclear powers 6 of 17 Horizontal Proliferation Increase in the number of states possessing nuclear weapons 7 of 17 Human Rights Rights and freedoms that every human is entitled to by virtue of being a human being 8 of 17 Positive Rights Rights where the individual is entitled to something or to do something 9 of 17 Negative Rights These are rights where the individual can expect to not have something forced upon them 10 of 17 International Law Usually defined as the rules that govern the conduct of states in their relations to one another. 11 of 17 Humanitarian Intervention Military intervention that is carried out in pursuit of humanitarian reasons rather than strategic objectives 12 of 17 Poverty Poverty is understood as a situation in which people suffer because they do not have the money to satisfy their basic material needs. 13 of 17 Absolute Poverty Number of people below a fixed poverty threshold 14 of 17 Relative Poverty Looks to identify the poverty in a country or area in relation to others 15 of 17 Corruption Failure to carry out 'proper' or public responsibilities because of the pursuit of private gain, usually involving bribery or misappropiation 16 of 17 Humanitarian Aid Short-term foreign aid used to alleviate suffering caused by a humanatirian crisis such as a genoise 17 of 17
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