Global Politics
Unit 3, Area of Study 1
Global Actors
Key Terms
Nation
Definition
* A nation is a group of people connected by a distinguishing common social feature, such as language or religion. A nation does not necessarily have a form of government or geographic borders.
Further explanation and example * Some nations have their own state, such as China, while others, such as Tibet, form a nation through a common cultural characteristic, without having a state.
Key example * Nations that seek statehood can often challenge the sovereignty of other states. One example of this is the Tibetan claims to independence from the People’s Republic of China.
State
Definition * A state is an organized political community with a recognized territory and a form of government that possess both internal and external sovereignty A state has a permanent population, defined territory and recognized sovereignty. States are not necessarily culturally homogenous.
Further explanation and example * An example of a sate is Australia.
Key example * Australia does not have a culturally homogenous population, but is still a state, as recognized by the UN.
Sovereignty
Definition * Sovereignty is the exclusive right to have full authority and power over a geographic region, group of people or oneself. For as state to have sovereignty, the government should have full control over internal affairs and is recognised by external powers to have such control.
Further explanation and example * It’s the primary organizing principle of global politics which allows states the authority to represent their territorial entity. Sovereignty can be challenged either internally or externally, by way of changing borders, regional groupings or issues and crisis that require multilateral resolution.
Power
Definition * Power is the ability to have ones opinion heard or take action and to have said opinion or action create noticeable change.
Further
Global Actors
Key Terms
Nation
Definition
* A nation is a group of people connected by a distinguishing common social feature, such as language or religion. A nation does not necessarily have a form of government or geographic borders.
Further explanation and example * Some nations have their own state, such as China, while others, such as Tibet, form a nation through a common cultural characteristic, without having a state.
Key example * Nations that seek statehood can often challenge the sovereignty of other states. One example of this is the Tibetan claims to independence from the People’s Republic of China.
State
Definition * A state is an organized political community with a recognized territory and a form of government that possess both internal and external sovereignty A state has a permanent population, defined territory and recognized sovereignty. States are not necessarily culturally homogenous.
Further explanation and example * An example of a sate is Australia.
Key example * Australia does not have a culturally homogenous population, but is still a state, as recognized by the UN.
Sovereignty
Definition * Sovereignty is the exclusive right to have full authority and power over a geographic region, group of people or oneself. For as state to have sovereignty, the government should have full control over internal affairs and is recognised by external powers to have such control.
Further explanation and example * It’s the primary organizing principle of global politics which allows states the authority to represent their territorial entity. Sovereignty can be challenged either internally or externally, by way of changing borders, regional groupings or issues and crisis that require multilateral resolution.
Power
Definition * Power is the ability to have ones opinion heard or take action and to have said opinion or action create noticeable change.
Further