POL 202 1st Edition Lecture 1 I. International Relationsa. Branch of political science that deals with foreign policiesi. Relations among “separately constituted societies”b. Cross-national boundariesc. Nomenclature:i. International vs. interstate vs. globalii. Country, nation, state1. Interchangeable entities2. Country: geographical unit3. Nation: common language, race, history, descent4. State: sovereign entity endowed with legal “personality”5. Nation-state: special kind of state with overlapping descriptionsII. Qualifications of a Statea. Montevideo Convention of 1933 (Uruguay) i. Permanent populationii. Defined territoryiii. Governmentiv. Capacity to enter into relations with other statesb. Legal Theoriesi. Declarative theory1. Meeting Montevideo requirementsii. Constitutive theory1. Must be recognized by other states2. Congress of Vienna (international treaty)3. Recognition by “Great Powers”c. 194 recognized sovereign statesi. 193 UN member statesThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.1. Vatican City not in UNii. Russia closely linked with Serbiaiii. Kurdistan split among 4 states1. Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iraniv. Newest state: South SudanIII. Do States Disappear/Die?a. Rarelyb. “The Rump State”—state which takes over all treaties from previous, pre-disintegrated statesIV. Relations Among Statesa. Diplomatic recognitionb. Embassies/consulatesc. Extraditiond. State Visitse. Sovereignty of Statesi. No higher official political/legal/governing authorityf. Anarchy of international systemg. Definitions:i. Referendum1. A general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for direct decisionii. Diplomatic Recognition1. State acknowledges an act/status of another state/government in controliii. Embassies/Consulates1. Official residence of an ambassador/consuliv. Extradition1. Extraditing a person accused of a crimev. State Visits1. Ceremonial visit to foreign country by head of