I. Introduction
The acknowledgement of core and peripheral states on global stage has long been existing as a nature of international relations. The presence of commanding powers, constructed by advancements in economy, social complexion, technology, and ideology, enables world orders in which underdeveloped countries find their gap with established states challenging to narrow. Imperialism and dependency theories were therefore begotten to explain complicated relationships between nations, among them the flow and tendency of influence. While these two get their own criticism, in the age of globalization, the notion of interdependence threatens the validity of such theories (Hesmondhalgh, 2008). However, this essay attempts to argue that imperialism and dependency theories are still applicable to communications policy field in a world of global inter-connectedness due to varied outlooks on interdependent conditions. The understanding about making communications policy with international relevance in mind concerns nevertheless. The significance is that the globalized world has rendered changes to conditions of each country, forcing them to consider resistance or dependence regarding external actors in accordance with new environments. New players have emerged in new sets of relations and perform their own imperialist actions. Along this perception, the essay discusses the implication of the aforementioned theories relating to some pronounced countries’ communications
The English School (ES) of international studies is a modern and unique spectrum to the study of international relations (IR), because it is prominent, relevant and inclusive of the main elements in the other IR theories such as classical Realism, Neorealism, Marxism, Liberalism (Buzan & Gonzalez-Pelaez, 2009), Globalization (Buzan, 2004), Humanitarianism and Positivism IR theories (Buzan & Gonzalez-Pelaez, 2009, p.2-3). The ES of IR is built on the notion of “international society”, in which the states are the primary actors, engaging, co-operating and conversing to produce joint strategies, interventions and arrangements which help to maintain their inter-relations and shared interests to resolve matters (Cornelia Navari, p. 1). The ES embraces the social aspect through dialogue between players on the international politics arena with recognition of sovereignty, solidarity, level of power and leverage, self-interests and competitiveness each state holds in the international realm. It is therefore not a system like most other IR theories but the methodology for contemporary international conversation (Buzan & Gonzalez-Pelaez, 2009 p. 3) between two or more states when necessary within the global framework of laws, international institutions and customary aspects (Buzan & Gonzalez-Pelaez, 2009, pp.3-4). In the 1984 publication ‘The Expansion of International Society’, the classic ES definition is
At this point in time, the main actors in the international system are nation-states seeking an agenda of their own based on personal gain and national interest. Significantly, the most important actor is the United States, a liberal international economy, appointed its power after the interwar period becoming the dominant economy and in turn attained the position of hegemonic stability in the international system. The reason why the United States is dominating is imbedded in their intrinsic desire to continuously strive for their own national interest both political and economic. Further, there are other nature of actors that are not just nation-states, including non-states or transnational,
enrollment that was just 51 in 1945 has ascended to 155. This demonstrates that there is almost a triple augmentation in the number of States. Every one of the States are anxious to affirm their enthusiasm for international relations. Along these lines, worldwide relations of today are truly international in character since every one of the States demand taking an interest actively. Hence, the extension and nature of international politics has totally changed. It has turned out to be profoundly perplexing and entangled.
“Today, most of the world is integrated into a single global economy, unlike during the cold war era” (Karon, and Hayoun 1). In today’s economy, neither the United States nor Russia is the largest player in the global economy, that position is leaning towards going to China in the near future. The end of the world-wide political rivalry between Russia and the United States has affected all other parts of the world as well.” Latin America today is largely independent of the once jealously enforced primacy of the United States; European influence over African politics has waned” (Karon and Hayoun 1). Global communication has greatly increased as well, since the end fall of the
Technology has improved dramatically, to open the gate of globalization during the changing stages of media and communication. These very functions have played an important role in economic growth and at the same time spreads culture growth globally, and with the revolution of global media, it helps the world become smaller and easier to reach. With its growth and capability, global media has attracted many capitalists, especially who are from the West, to grab such opportunity. This has become a question is it true, that the global media systems are mostly controlled by Western transnational media forums, and is there any negative impact from such actions?
In Empire, Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri report a new shift in the international politics and outline the structure of its power. They claim that a new sovereignty is rising in the world system, and its structure of the rule has emerged along with the global market. Since the global market is eroding the Westphalia sovereignty, the economic factor of production and exchange move easily across the national boundaries. Throughout the process of globalization, the sovereignty of the nation-state has progressively declined in the hand of capitalism. Even the dominant nation cannot be called a supreme and sovereign authority either outside or within its territory. Hardt and Negri (2000) state, “The
The study of International Relations surrounds itself in theories such as Realism and Liberalism, with actors and power structures defining the discipline. Actors are key to the study; however, in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries there has been a key dominant hegemon which rules over the international community. Hegemony as defined by the Encyclopaedia Britannica, refers to the supremacy of one group over another, often supported by legitimate norms and ideas, and in modern society describes the dominance of a certain set of actions that allows for supremacy in certain areas and a unipolar world. The United States of America emerged from World War II as the overriding economic, political,
The term grand strategy in global politics concerns the assemblage of cooperation between the states with its policies and plans in an effort to regulate military, economic and diplomatic means collectively which assist in promoting a state’s national interest. In view of this the method of grand strategy in regards to theory and practice is studied in an attempt to assist in learning from our past. The United States is known for its achievement in becoming an ultimate superpower during its quest to have stability between other state’s such France and United Kingdom. Throughout history the United States has dedicated itself to solving other state’s problems. Due to this it has caused many states to have a dependency on the United States in
Foreign Policy is our government’s strategy for dealing with other nations. Throughout this paper I will be talking about different examples of foreign policy and how our nation deals with other nations.The development of foreign policy is influenced by domestic considerations, the policies or behaviours of other states, oe plans to advance specific geopolitical designs. A foreign policy should protect the integrity of the country and the interests of its citizens. The foreign policy of a country should promote its national interests of the country. Foreign policy should also promote economic interests of the country. Foreign policy has long-lasting consequences. Some of the people making decisions on foreign policy won't live long enough
It will be of great benefit to learn the preferred form of communication of the people we will encounter. Many of us will not have business dealings with those from other countries, but it is important to know that even in our day to day contact that others may perceive our form of communication differently than we intended. We also may perceive others communication in a way other than they intended.
This module gave information about the Missile crisis and how the US utilize the Internationalism. The US used the method and pressure the United Nations. Us force the United Nations to execute the missile base at Cuba and prevent a war with the Soviet Union. Nondemocratic governments are very diverse, recalling that both democracy and nondemocracy are matters of degree, it’s important to realize that nondemocratic governments may not equally nondemocratic in all aspects. Second, nondemocratic governments may maintain themselves, in part, by suppressing certain groups. This suppression not only precludes participation in politics to members of these groups but also violates the logic of protective democracy. (Analyzing Politics pg. 193) the module talked about how globalism is used for world’s information because this method is utilized and used as an audience broadcast to the whole world. Plus, it gave information about the people from middle America won independence with a nation-state and able to run their society within an established nation-state.
Before the Dependency Theory and World Systems Theory (WST), Development and Modernization theories were dominant theories of development and globalization. Both these theories rested on the assumption that “contact with western countries stimulates successful development among developing countries” (Harper and Leicht 2011: 306).
This paper is about comparing and contrasting the American style of communication and that of Bahrain. Different countries have their own interpretation for every single issue based on their culture background and their way of thinking. The most significant characteristics of American culture are: individualism, equality, competition, freedom and privacy, action orientation, directness, particularity, and a problem solving orientation. In Bahrain is somewhat the same as other Arab countries, religion faith and local traditions play a large role in the people’s lives, although Bahrain constitution is more liberal compared with other
The creation of new modern-states saw hope for better international society, marked not only by economic exchange but also by political cooperation after the dilution of superpower deadlock. The collapse of Soviet Union led to the formation of modern states - states with liberal, representative democracy constituting the network of transnational development and interconnecting global society. Goods, Capital, People, Knowledge, communication, weapons, crime, beliefs rapidly moved across territorial boundaries (McGrew, 1992). As rightly said, “Today, these modern-states
In this text, Keohane and Nye try to shape and define a new concept of power applied on international relations based on the notion of interdependence, which is a concept broadly used and misunderstood in the discipline. Interdependence is getting more and more important in defining international affairs, inter-state relationships and worldwide behaviors; for a good understanding of the issue, we should now define the cornerstone, the backbone of the whole topic. Interdependence means, in Keohane and Nye's words, the situation of “mutual dependence [...] characterized by reciprocal effects among countries or among actors in different countries”. Although it is certain