Review: Not Just Any Global Polity (1) It is a stateless polity -therefore is powerless and operates on basis of authority (2) It is a democratic polity (3) Its constituent members are sovereign nation-states -does not intervene in “internal affairs,” unless there are crimes against humanity (genocide)
Road Map EconomicPoliticalCultural Global Organizational Country Personal Evaluation Application
Political Globalization at the Organizational Level… International treaties (agreements between nation-states, “international law”) International treaties (agreements between nation-states, “international law”) Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) International non-governmental organizations (INGOs)
Political Globalization at the Country Level… (1) What they are: (1) What they are: nation-states are particular kinds of organizational forms borne of the wider world polity nation-states are particular kinds of organizational forms borne of the wider world polity
Political Globalization at the Country Level… (2) What they do: (2) What they do: the basic capacities and characteristics of nation-states are designated by the wider global polity the basic capacities and characteristics of nation-states are designated by the wider global polity
Suffrage
Political Globalization at the Country Level… (3) How they interrelate: (3) How they interrelate: the rules of nation-state interaction are set by the wider global polity the rules of nation-state interaction are set by the wider global polity
Laws of War
For example… For example… Protect both combatants and noncombatants from unnecessary suffering; Protect both combatants and noncombatants from unnecessary suffering; Safeguard fundamental human rights of persons who fall into the hands of the enemy, particularly prisoners of war, the wounded and sick, and civilians; Safeguard fundamental human rights of persons who fall into the hands of the enemy, particularly prisoners of war, the wounded and sick, and civilians; Facilitate the restoration of peace. Facilitate the restoration of peace.