IB Global Politics Assessing the Impact of Peacebuilding Efforts Flashcards

Framing Global Politics

The role of the state

Political leadership

Sub-national and local governments

Intergovernmental organizations

Organized civil society and non-governmental organizations

Private actors and private companies

Social movements

Resistance movements

Interest and pressure groups

Formal and informal political forums

The media

Systems and interactions in global politics

Types and definitions of power

Further types of power

Evolving Concepts of State Sovereignty: Traditional vs. Modern Perspectives

Sources of sovereignty

Internal and external dimensions of sovereignty

Challenges to state sovereignty

What is state legitimacy?

External challenges to state legitimacy

Legitimacy of non-state actors

Interdependence

Global governance and international law

The United Nations

Further interaction in global governance

Theory in global politics

Application of theory to political issues

Bias and limitations of political theories

Concepts of rights and justice

Definitions and views on rights

Understanding Human Rights

Theoretical views on rights and justice

Justice: Meanings, Theories, and Global Perspectives

The state

Intergovernmental organizations

Civil society organizations including NGOs that advocate human rights

Private companies and unions

Understand how rights and justice are codified, protected, and monitored

Evolution of global standards for rights and justice

Mechanisms Addressing Human Rights Violations and Injustices

Competing Global Perspectives on Human Rights

The politicization of rights and justice

Humanitarian stakeholders

Humanitarian Intervention Debates

Demands for Recognition of Individual and Group Rights

Core Ideas in Development and Sustainability

Understanding Development: Definitions, Interpretations, and Perspectives

Understanding Sustainability: Definitions, Interpretations, and Perspectives

Poverty

Inequality

Examining Unequal Power Structures

State, national and local governments, and agencies

Intergovernmental organizations (including international financial institutions)

Vulnerable and marginalized groups and individuals

Multinational and transnational companies

Aspects and Evaluation of Development and Sustainability

Approaches to Development and Sustainability

Drivers of Development: Economic, Environmental, Political, Social & Institutional

The Relationship Between Development and Sustainability

Globalization and development and sustainability

Sustainable development

Beyond Growth: Rethinking Development and Sustainability

Evolution of peace and conflict studies

Why Peace and Conflict Are Hard to Define

Understanding Violence and Peace: Key Definitions and Perspectives

Understanding Conflict: Key Definitions and Perspectives

Understanding Non-Violence: Key Definitions and Perspectives

Parties to conflict

Violent and non-violent state and non-state actors

Understanding Conflict Through the Lens of Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups

What Fuels Conflict? Causes and Dynamics Explained

The legitimacy of conflict

Forms of conflict

Non-violent forms of conflict

Peacemaking

Preventing and deterring conflict

Peacekeeping

Intervention in conflict

Peacebuilding