Although the future of the nation-state is uncertain, states are still the main actors in global politics. However, their status is being challenged by forces from above, through international organizations, and by forces from below, through devolution. Will states reach a point at which they are no longer able to perform their basic functions? If so, will states be replaced by some other actor
on the world stage?
What will be an ideal response?
The paradox of contemporary world politics is that a world no longer haunted by the
paralyzing fear of a looming all-out war between great powers now faces a series of
challenges every bit as threatening and potentially unmanageable. Globalization has
simultaneously enlarged the responsibilities and expanded the issues to be
confronted. The emergence of these problems has spawned the creation of many
IGOs and NGOs. However, most of the solutions to the problems must still pass
through states.
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Which of the following reasons would not be a disadvantage to conducting an ethnography?
a. detailed information b. lack of testable hypotheses c. inability to infer cause and effect d. little ability to generalize findings
Which of these best describes the Corporation for Public Broadcasting?
a. a private corporation b. a news agency c. a television channel d. a public nonprofit
If two lines intersect on a graph of a 2 x2 factorial, we can conclude that
A) there must be a main effect for one of the factors. B) there is probably no interaction. C) there is probably an interaction between A and B. D) there is probably a main effect for both A and B.