Emergence of Nation-State
> After the Peace of Westphalia(1648)
French Revolution(1789)
Centralized Political Authority
Focused on centralizing the political authority
It damaged principles of Liberty and Equality of Individual
Expansion of Capitalism & Industrialization
> ‘Enclosure ; concept of ownership,
expansion of capitalism and industrialization
> It divided people i
The hippies who gathered at the festival tried to show that a peaceful festival is possible in an anarchic situation under the slogan of ‘3 Days of Peace & Music’.
Even though there was a lot of drugs, alcohol, free sex, etc, there were no accidents.
it is defined by the distribution of capabilities across units to the extent to authorities.
By the same token, Waltz believes that international political structure is defined through first the way that its units is arranged, in this case the system is anarchic but balanced through units’ cooperation rather having a central authority. Secondly, the international political structure is define
anarchic in nature requires a dominant power to articulate and enforce the rules of interaction among the most important members of the system.
Then what are the attributes of a hegemon? IT should be capable of making & enforcing rules that other states are compelled to abide by. This assures a higher degree of cooperation by reminding the lesser states of the consequences of defection. IT should
Internet information: valuable or problematic?
The Internet is a great invention be cause it disseminates information freely. Freedom of information is in the interest of a country and its citizens, but, in light of the information anarchy on the Internet, people need to learn and understand how to evaluate and use the information they find at their fingertips.
The Internet promotes freedom of in