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Richard P. Appelbaum, Instructor
INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDIES:
POLITICS AND ECONOMICS
Global 2
Corporate Internationalism and the Future of Democracy

MUSIC FOR GLOBAL 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4eePiRA
Christian Pasquel,  Democracy Is….
(Nepal)

Government vs. Governance
Government: legitimate use of violence
within a territory (power based on
legitimacy and force)
Governance : “managing the system;” the
ordering of power without an overarching
formal system of government
international organizations , which, together,
organize and manage relations between
economies and countries – may be global or
regional
examples: WTO, UN, G-8, ILO, NAFTA
complex: diverse agencies with overlapping
jurisdiction
differing resources and competencies,
depending on the agency and the issue

Nation-States Originated with the Rise of
Industrial Capitalism (review)
NATION-STATE: a single people who
have a common cultural identity
(“nation”), governed by a political
authority they regard as legitimate
(“state”)
nation: a people who have a common
symbolic identity that is based in a
shared culture, as reflected in a the
same history, language, ethnicity, and
religion
state: a political apparatus
possessing a legitimate (“rightful”)
monopoly over the use of force within
its territory – e.g., a government
NATIONAL STATE: a relatively modern
form of governance in which people of
diverse cultural identities are subject to a
single government they regard as
legitimate (Charles Tilly)
The Peace of Westphalia (1648)

The Bastille
July 14, 1789

What Does It take To Be a
Modern Nation-State?
national sovereignty: government claims complete and final
authority over its population (control/authority)
system of law, backed by the threat of force (against
domestic &  foreign threats)
citizenship:
obligations: taxes, military service, participation
rights and privileges: civil, social, and political rights
national economy (control over economy, including
currency)
culture: language, symbols, shared values, etc.

Yet today, are nation-
states in decline?
nation-states are a bother to the free
flow of business -- borders just get in
the way
are they losing their ability to
regulate national economies and
provide for social welfare?
are the world’s 180+ nation-states
fated to disappear? Will there be
some other form of governance in
your lifetimes?

1. National Defense: Changing role –
from external warfare to internal
security
2. National Economy: weakening
controls
3. National State: decline of state role in
providing for social welfare
Is State Authority Declining?

the new warfare: