interest in the study of transnational relations and the impact of non-state actors on world politics. With these elements drawn into the picture‚ it is quite evident that globalization has gradually morphed non-state actors into a game-changing catalyst for outcomes in the realm of international politics. There is no denying that transnational actors — from Transnational Companies (TNCs) to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) — have left their
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Transnational Actors and International Organizations in Global Politics By Peter Willetts From J. B. Baylis and S. Smith (eds.)‚ The Globalisation of World Politics‚ (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press‚ second edition‚ 2001)‚ pp. 356-383. This copy does not contain the various boxes and diagrams that are in the book. Please note that this document is set for A4 paper‚ so US users should change the File-PageSetUp-PaperSize to Letter before printing. • Introduction • Problems with the
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Peter Willetts: “Transnational actors and international organizations in global politics” (2008) 1. Introduction -> international relations should no longer be regarded as ‘states’ interacting with each other: = from realist to pluralist approach = international relations and global politics as the interaction of: - states or governments - transnational companies (Nestlé‚ Shell‚ Ford‚ …) - national NGOs - IGOs (UN‚ NATO‚ EU‚ …) - INGOs (Amnesty International‚ WWF‚ …) 2. Problems with
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Introduction The problem of actors is one of the central‚ and at the same time one of the most controversial in the study of international politics and relations. Indeed‚ one of the main criteria of international relations is the presence of regular interactions between the social communities geographically separated by political boundaries. In international relations‚ actors are those whose activity goes beyond one state and‚ therefore‚ participate in cross-border relations
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between different actors on the world stage across a multitude of countries has incessantly increased‚ resulting not only in the creations of international organizations (e.g. the United Nations) or supranational organizations (e.g. the European Union)‚ but also in the emergence of transnational actors and consequently‚ transnational interactions‚ defined as the interaction involving at least one non-state or non-international organization actor. Example of transnational actors are NGOs‚ like Greenpeace
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INTERNATIONAL CRIME Introduction International crime‚ also known as transnational crime‚ poses a serious threat to American communities‚ financial and business institutions‚ and to the stability and security of the global populace. International crime knows no boundaries or borders‚ nor does it recognize the rules or laws within them. National and international security will always be threatened as long as international crime is at its doorstep. According to Picarelli (2011)‚ the U.S. Department
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1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 5‚ 9‚ 10) CHAPTER 1 Global Politics- politics that id conducted at a global rather than national. >Globalization- interconnectedness that means that our lives are increasingly shaped by events and etc. >State- sovereignty within territorial borders. >Sovereignty- unquestionable authority. >Authority- right to influence behavior. >Behaviouralism- social theories are constructed based on observable behavior. >State-centrism- state as key actor. >State-system- relationship of
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Preprints of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods Bonn 2008/7 International Organizations as Corporate Actors: Agency and Emergence in Theories of International Relations Remi Maier-Rigaud MAX PLANCK SOCIETY Preprints of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods Bonn 2008/7 International Organizations as Corporate Actors: Agency and Emergence in Theories of International Relations Remi Maier-Rigaud February 2008 Max Planck Institute for Research
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International organizations have been noted to be around since the mid- 19th century and such organizations do not operate for profit. An international organization is defined by the United Nations as an organization with an international membership‚ scope‚ or presence. The main objective of all the international organizations they say ‚have usually been welfare and the improvement of member countries through cooperation. Karns and Mingst identify the two main types of international organizations
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approaches fail to examine and analyze international elations as they have changed in the past century. The different leakages of the state-centric theories like the fact that states nowadays are multinational and are not constituted by only one nation (Baylis et al‚ 2008) in combination with the existence of other entities in the international arena apart from states has created the need of a theory that acknowledges those facts and tries to explain international relations in the new and more complex
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