Global Governance

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  • Created on: 11-05-17 13:19
Wolfer's Definition of Security
that "security" is generally a normative term. It is applied by nations "in order to be either expedient—a rational means toward an accepted end—or moral, the best or least evil course of action". Wolfers argues that different nations also have diffe
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Securitisation Definition
Developed by the Copenhagen school. Securitisation takes an issue beyond ‘normal’ politics, that the issue is a threat which enables emergency measures and the suspension of ‘normal politics’. Issues become security issues through language.
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Security governance is about ...
Security as control / security as resilience
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Globalisation Definition
Process of economic, political and cultural change sweeping the world.
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Walter Lippmann's Definition of Security
security as the capability of a country to protect its core values, both in terms that a state need not sacrifice core values in avoiding war and can maintain them by winning war.
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Barry Buzan's Definition of Security
views the study of international security as more than a study of threats, but also a study of which threats that can be tolerated and which require immediate action. He sees the concept of security as not either power or peace, but something in betw
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Humanitarian Intervention Definition
Humanitarian intervention is a means to prevent or stop a gross violation of human rights in a state, where such state is either incapable or unwilling to protect its own people, or is actively persecuting them.
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R2P
Each individual State has the responsibility to protect its populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. Formed 2001 after ICISS report, 3 pillars of implementation.
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The three pillars of implementation for R2P
1. Prevent – responsibility to protect human rights abuses 2. Intl Assistance – amassing international assistance to states in need 3. Timely Response – deliver timely response
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Examples of R2P
• Syria • Kenya 2007 • Libya 2011 • CAR 2013
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UK Government's Definition of Radicalisation
Radicalisation refers to the process by which a person comes to support terrorism and extremist ideologies associated with terrorist groups.
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Gandhi's Quote on the Separation of Politics and Religion
“Those who think religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.”
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UN Founded
24th October 1945
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How Many Memberstates
193
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Objectives of UN
maintaining international peace and security, promoting human rights, fostering social and economic development, protecting the environment, and providing humanitarian aid in cases of famine, natural disaster, and armed conflict
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UN's Principle Organs
1. The General Assembly 2. UNSC 3. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 4. The Secreteriat 5. The ICJ 6. Trusteeship Council (inactive)
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Good governance definition
Emphasising the need to strengthen the institutional capacity of the state through autonomy, efficiency, rationality and training.
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Core principles of good governance
1. Participation / 2. Accountability / 3. Fairness
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Organisations with weighted votes
UNSC + early financial institutions (more money = more vote)
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Organisations with equal votes
WTO, UN General Assembly + principles have influenced IMF/World Bank voting
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Key Facts of Tunisia (Arab Spring)
Arab world's best education, largest middle class etc. however strict repression of expression and political parties. Tunisian army had never had combat. Country's labour movement v. strong.
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Key Facts of Egypt (Arab Spring)
Govt could not provide basic services or solve unemployment. Egyptian army was widely respected, whereas police were reviled as corrupt.
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Key Facts of Libya (Arab Spring)
Libya under Gaddafi was marked by extravagance, dogmatism and brutality - and the army was distributed confusingly and unevenly. The uprising resulted in a long civil war.
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