Diplomacy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Common assumptions of realism - ANSWER--States are the dominant actors in the anarchical world (state actors system) States do not trust each other (mutual distrust) -Every state needs to protect itself (self-help system) -States focus on their own national interests -The most important goal of each state is to ensure it's security Common assumptions of realism2 - ANSWER--There is a permanent rivalry between states (especially between great powers) -Great power (super powers) are the m...

UCLA phlebotomy Exam 1 Questions with Verified Answers Limited phlebotomy technician(LPT) - answerAuthorized to do skin puncture through fingers Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT 1) - answerallowed to collect blood through fingers and veins(venipuncture) Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT 2) - answerallowed to collect blood from fingers veins and arteries phlebotomy continued education - answerrenew every 2 years by taking 6 education units certification - answerissuance by an offi...

public diplomacy - ANSWER-diplomatic engagement with people; multidisciplinary area; element of soft power public diplomacy - ANSWER-gains greater importance as information is less controlled by governments; focus on improving success of military operations diplomats - ANSWER-have little sympathy for openness and democracy in diplomatic affairs; citizen-driven activity; societized; reflects shifting relationship between governments and individual citizens traditionalist scholars - ANSWE...

Public Diplomacy Overview - ANSWER-Public diplomacy is ingrained within the fabric of diplomatic tradition that dates back to ancient times. The fundamental purpose of diplomacy is to maintain friendly relations and overcome estrangement between States. It was feared to disrupt the proper order and balance of diplomatic practice and, e.g. Sir Harold Nicholson argued for a return to private negotiations. Public Diplomacy Overview - ANSWER-The emergence of the Second World War and political p...

Land grants that allowed for the building of the transcontinental railroads were Pacific Railway Act and Homestead Act Sells Land Pacific Railway Act The government gives you land as long as you utilize it Homestead Act How did the railroad affect the country? Helped create a national market Attempted to assimilate Native Americans into American society by dividing farming land and giving it to individual families Dawes Severality Act What are the factors ...

Public Diplomacy - ANSWER-= PR The way in which BOTH governments and private individuals/groups influence - directly or indirectly - those public attitudes and opinions which bear directly on another government's foreign policy decisions. Public Diplomacy - ANSWER-Purpose- the process by which direct relations with people in a country are pursued to advance the interests and extend the values of those being represented. public diplomacy - ANSWER-Practice: A government's (or other org.) p...

What is public diplomacy? - ANSWER-Refers to government sponsored programs intended to inform or influence public opinion in other countries. What are chief instruments of public diplomacy? - ANSWER-Publications, motion pictures, cultural exchanges, radio and television. According to Mcphail: The emphasis of public diplomacy is on what, driven by what? - ANSWER-Political power driven by specific administrations and their leaders Is public diplomacy a new sub field of global communicatio...

States (US, CAN, CHINA, etc.) - Answer- independently organized countries that have power and the ability to influence other states MNCs (multinational companies) - Answer- An organization that manufactures and markets products in many different countries and has multinational stock ownership and multinational management nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) (WWF, Human Rights Watch) - Answer- A non-profit organization that operates independently of any government, typically one whose purpo...

culture (anthropological definition) - ANSWER-"The set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features of society or a social group, and that it encompasses, in addition to art and literature, lifestyles, ways of living together, value systems, traditions and beliefs." culture (aesthetic/high culture definition) - ANSWER-'Authentic' works of art and individual creativity and the aesthetic pleasures associated with their appreciation which require the demonst...

what is international law - ANSWER-laws and agreements that regulate the behavior of nations and states and other international actors, it seeks to provide clarity and reduce conflicts between states *languages of international law and why - ANSWER-1) Latin: used by the church, which scribed many legal documents after the battle of Hastings 2) French: very precise and specific, need more words to describe things 3) English: flexible, thought of as an international language *Why do countr...