Quiz 1 European Unionb

The mentality of EU

Social: Absence of religion Economic: support poor countries Low tolerence for force (create peace)

Realism (Most important to know)

States are (selfish) the primary actors in international politics. They only participate if there is the likleyhood that they can benifit themselves. They are always competeing with other powers.

Technical spillover

States with tight or lose regulations will move up or down in the latter

What is a state

an independent political entity

What is the EU?

an unidentified political object

David Mitrany Functionalism

(Territory and authority seperation linking authority) Functionalism is a way to link authority to a specific activity in order to break away from the tranditional speeration of states authority and territory.

What is an international organization?

A body based on states who cooperate together using decision making.

What are the benfitis of regional integration? (States coming together)

-Reduce war -Global power -Pool of consumers Powerful business -New opportunities for poor states.

What are states weakened by?

-Security threats -Borders are undetermined -Having large exonomic ties with other states (Depending on another state for your economy)

EU - Wealth

1. Controller of worlds 2 leading currencies 2. Biggest trade power in the world. 3. Market for mergers and accusitions.

Integrative potential of EU (How they work together)

1. Economic compadibility (must have a free market) 2. Politcal comparability (democratic) 3. Capcity to respond and respect demands.

Spillover (Most important to know)

A given action, related to a specific goal, creates a situation by which the origional goal can only be complete by taking additional action. Example: you decide to create an energy drink, but before releasing the energy drink to the public you now need it to be approved by the FDA.

Regional integration

Changing authority among states in international organizations

How can fucntionalism work?

Combined insitutions must be able to cooperate.

EU - Trade

Economic superpower

Functional Spillover

Economically driven, when they integrate on sector of their economy they inevitbly need to integrate another sector.

Supernationalism: (Important)

Institution's above the state become the decision makers among member states.

What are the costs of regional integration for a state?

Loss of sovergnty loss of identity

Political spillover

Once sectors from the national into regional sectors are integrated, politcians swithc to regional interests.

Nationalism

People w a common identity should have their own state.

Cultivated spillover:

Supranational officials will push for further integration from above

Functionalism (Very important)

The creation of the international system will shape new preferences for member states. Grouping together naturally makes its own dynamic and states become less seperated in goals and values.

League of nations:

created to avoid war through collective security and disarmament through negotiation.

EU type of government

democratic!