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Four Worlds Data (4+1?)- strategies and worldview- play on 5 boards and win?- act unilaterally? multilaterally?- share sovereignty?- build temporary and sector coalitions?- create governing regimes?> Four Worlds of International Relations: to distinguish four competing power networks - political, economic, social, and cultural – each with its own set of actors, sources of power, needs and priorities. His analytical framework is used to address the complexities of international relations in an era of increasing globalization.Globalization- “visions of the right world” in Medieval Times- colonialism, conquest, conversion = global community- not a new process but wider-deeper and faster- more complex interdependence to dependenceWaves of globalization1 - age of “discovery” European expansion and conquest2 - European Empires and Resistance3 – economic expansion – PaxAmerican/technological diffusion and knowledge revolution (Americans created institutions and rules e.g. UN)4 – rise of new actors and challenges to old order; competition makes capitalism exciting!> Multi Fibre Agreement (political economy): US used political power to limit flow of garmentsWhat’s different today?- ALWAYS IN SEARCH OF LCM- stretching of social, economic, political activities across boundaries- can be uneven and results in some areas in denationalization- extensive – across the 4 worlds- intensity – moves states away from independence/self-reliance/autarky- fragmentation and integration> Anthony Giddens: pulls power or influence away from local communities, but also pushes downwards creating new pressure for local autonomyimpacts on the Nation-State (what we expect a state to do for its citizens)- defining activities- accumulation of wealth activities (help citizens make money)- redistribution activities e.g. educationKeohane and Nye: transitioning from sensitivity interdependence to vulnerability interdependence- new institutions and actors pushing towards global governence- greater number of challenges to sovereigntyCastell’s argument: globalization creates 4 crises for the State- crisis of efficiency (global criminal organizations)- crisis of legitimacy (who’s representing me?)- crisis of identity (feel someone can’t represent you, so fragmentation in identity)- Four Worlds Data (4+1?)- strategies and worldview- play on 5 boards and win?- act unilaterally? multilaterally?- share sovereignty?- build temporary and sector coalitions?- create governing regimes?> Four Worlds of International Relations: to distinguish four competing power networks -political, economic, social, and cultural – each with its own set of actors, sources of power, needs and priorities. His analytical framework is used to address the complexities of international relations in an era of increasing globalization.- Globalization- “visions of the right world” in Medieval Times- colonialism, conquest, conversion = global community- not a new process but wider-deeper and faster- more complex interdependence to dependence - Waves of globalization1 - age of “discovery” European expansion and conquest2 - European Empires and Resistance3 – economic expansion – PaxAmerican/technological diffusion and knowledge revolution (Americans created institutions and rules e.g. UN)4 – rise of new actors and challenges to old order; competition makes capitalism exciting!> Multi Fibre Agreement (political economy): US used political power to limit flow of garments- What’s different today?- ALWAYS IN SEARCH OF LCM- stretching of social, economic, political activities across boundaries- can be uneven and results in some areas in denationalization- extensive – across the 4 worlds- intensity – moves states away from independence/self-reliance/autarky- fragmentation and integration> Anthony Giddens: pulls power or influence away from local communities, but also pushes downwards creating new pressure for local autonomy- impacts on the Nation-State (what we expect a state to do for its citizens)- defining activities- accumulation of wealth activities (help citizens make money)- redistribution activities e.g. education- Keohane and Nye: transitioning from sensitivity interdependence to vulnerability interdependence- new institutions and actors pushing towards global governence- greater number of challenges to sovereignty- Castell’s argument: globalization creates 4 crises for the State- crisis of efficiency (global criminal organizations)- crisis of legitimacy (who’s representing me?)- crisis of identity (feel someone can’t represent you, so fragmentation in identity)- crisis of equity (some benefit more from


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