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Unit 7 Non-State Actors

Unit 7 Non-State Actors. Structured Anarchy. Review State System – Sovereign States in Anarchy States are not the only actors Difference between anarchy and chaos Can have stable, structured anarchy IGOS and NGOs can help order anarchy, promote cooperation

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Unit 7 Non-State Actors

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  1. Unit 7 Non-State Actors

  2. Structured Anarchy • Review State System – Sovereign States in Anarchy • States are not the only actors • Difference between anarchy and chaos • Can have stable, structured anarchy • IGOS and NGOs can help order anarchy, promote cooperation • Increasing importance of IGOs, NGOs, and MNCs.

  3. Rise of non-state actors • Globalization as key • Declining cost of transportation • Increase in speed and accuracy of information exchange – transparent interactions • Increase in capital fluidity, exchange • Decrease in tariff and non-tariff barriers • These forces combine to • reduce transaction costs • increase interaction and interdependence • increase size and scale of operations

  4. Intergovernmental Organizations(IGO) • States are members • Why would states voluntarily give up sovereignty to an IGO? • Security - Force multiplier • Cooperation - Achieve Collective goods • Economic Rewards – Aid and reduced tariffs • Political Influence – A seat at the table • Examples: UN, NATO, WTO, NAFTA

  5. United Nations • History of the UN • League of Nations • Atlantic Charter • San Francisco and Bretton Woods • Purposes of the UN • Forum • Bureaucracy • Promote global security • Assist development

  6. United Nations • Structure • Secretariat • General Assembly • ECOSOC, Committees, UNEP, ICJ • Security Council • Examples • Security Council, the IAEA and Iran • CSW and CEDAW • WHO and Avian Flu

  7. Non-Governmental Organizations(NGO) • Civil society – A different source of legitimacy than states • Differing motives • Partners with states to provide services • Competitors with states – own agendas • Examples • Red Cross • Greenpeace • Terrorists – Is Al Queda an NGO?

  8. Multi-National Corporations(MNC, TNC) • Think of the MNCs as for-profit NGOs • Extended penetration into global markets • Decrease costs of goods • Increase access to goods • Harm local producers • Threaten local culture • MNCs as partners and competitors to states, the issue of relative power

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