Social 20-1 Name: To what extent should we embrace nationalism? Issue 3: To what extent should internationalism be pursued? Part 3: Internationalism and Contemporary Global Affairs Chapter 13: Promoting Internationalism To what extent do organizations promote internationalism? Pages 276-297 PROMOTING INTERNATIONALISM 1. Refer to Figure 13-1 on page 276. List ten reasons that international organizations exist. 2. Refer to Figure 13-2. (a) Which three elements influence lives on a national and international level? (b) Define the term civil society. (b) What do people often choose to form when they take collective action? 3. Internationalism can be seen 4. This concept of relationships between groups can be referred to as 1
5. Since nation-states are often preoccupied with issues that concern their nation, they often enter into what arrangements to act in their national interest? 6. How do organizations that transcend international boundaries affect the perspectives of people? 7. Who are the main actors in global civil society? 8. List the two kinds of international organizations. 9. Which is the best known IGO? 10. How are IGOs set up, and who do they represent? 11. How are INGOs set up? State and explain the similar qualities shared by many international non-governmental organizations. 12. Provide examples of three INGOs. 2
13. INGOs tend to have 14. Liberal internationalist organizations can be 15. Explain the mission of the INGO the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross). 16. The ICRC states that it is 17. Which nation-states make up the IGO the Arctic Council? Name the eight member-states of the Council. 18. Explain the permanent participants who are also included on the Arctic Council. 19. When was the Arctic Council created? 20. Explain the two reasons that nations decided to create the Council. How 3
was this accomplished? 21. List the four ways the Arctic Council accomplish their goals and address common issues. 22. Explain the declarations that are established by INGOs. 23. What is the WCIP? Describe the relationship that WCIP has established with the United Nations. 24. As an international hegemonic organization, what does the World Trade Organization deal with? What is this global organization s goal and how is this goal accomplished? 25. Explain the agreements the WTO negotiates and signs with member nations to lower trade barriers. What are member nations granted? 26. List the four aspects addressed by the WTO agreements. 4
27. Refer to the WTOs website to explain the ten benefits and the ten common misunderstandings of the WTO trading system. 28. Why would some individuals and organizations view the WTO as hegemonic? 29. What is the International Monetary System? What is its purpose? 30. When countries have difficulty paying back IMF loans, what three hegemonic conditions can the IMF impose? 31. Explain the criticisms of the World Bank and the IMF. 32. Refer to Fast Facts. How does debt from borrowed money cause problems in developing countries? 5
33. How much money does the developing country spend on debt repayment in relation to every dollar it receives in humanitarian and other grants? Explain the debt load in the poorest 60 countries. 34. What is the Council of Canadians and how does it work to counter hegemonic internationalism? 35. Summarize the three perspectives of the Battle of Seattle. 36. Why did student organizations protest against the Free Trade of the Americas meeting in Quebec City in 2001, and other individuals protest against the G-8 meeting in Genoa, Italy? 37. List other organizations that have been involved in active protesting against hegemonic international organizations. 38. What was the Orange Revolution, and why did it begin? 6
39. What factors played a role in supporting the Orange Revolution? AFFECTING THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY 1. What three main goals were European nations seeking when the European Union was established after the Second World War? 2. Name the six European nations that formed the European Coal and Steel Community in 1951. Which resources did they pool together? 3. What was the belief of Robert Schumann, the main architect of the ECSC? Have events since the establishment of the ECSC supported Schumann s belief? 4. Summarize the creation of other organizations as a result of the success of the ECSC. (a) 1957- (b) 1967- (c) 1952-7
(d) 2008-5. Summarize the major effects that the EU has beyond the borders of Europe. 6. What is the role of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development? 7. What internal task does the EU face? 8. What is La Francophonie? How many member-states belong to La Francophonie? 9. What is considered unusual about La Francophonie? 10. Summarize the four major components of La Francophonie. (a) University Agency of La Francophonie (b) Senghor University, Alexandria 8
(c) TV5 (d) International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF) 9