Motivation for Internationalism
Key Question: Does the involvement in international affairs benefit nations and nation-states?
Key Terms: needs, wants, isolationism, unilateralism, bilateralism, multilateralism, supranationalism
Key Terms: needs, wants, isolationism, unilateralism, bilateralism, multilateralism, supranationalism
Focus #1 - What motivates nations and nation-states to become involved in international affairs?
Needs - Things that people must have to survive. Needs include food, water, shelter, and health.
Wants - Things that people desire. Wants are not necessary to survive. Someone may want a cellphone or a tattoo, even though they can survive without one.
Wants - Things that people desire. Wants are not necessary to survive. Someone may want a cellphone or a tattoo, even though they can survive without one.
Psychologist Abraham Maslow studied people's needs. He saw a pattern - and believed that everyone ranked her or his needs in the same order of importance.
Maslow placed basic survival needs at the bottom of the pyramid. He said that these needs are the most important. Maslow noted that once people had met their basic survival needs, they were motivated to try to meet the needs at the next level. People would work their way up through the levels until they became happy, fulfilled human beings. Imagine that someone has worked all the way up through Maslow's hierarchy and become a happy, fulfilled human being. If that person suddenly couldn't meet a basic survival need, what do you think might happen? How does this apply to the needs and motives of nations and nation-states? What might happen if a nation or nation-state suddenly couldn't meet a basic survival need of its citizens? What kind of events might cause such a sudden change? How might sudden changes in one nation-state affect the rest of the international community? |
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The Needs and Motives of Successful Nation-States
In a similar way, the behaviour of nation and nation-states is motivated by the collective needs and wants of the country's people. The actions of a responsible government serve the national interest. Many successful nation-states, especially those with democratic governments, are motivated to achieve and maintain the following:
In a similar way, the behaviour of nation and nation-states is motivated by the collective needs and wants of the country's people. The actions of a responsible government serve the national interest. Many successful nation-states, especially those with democratic governments, are motivated to achieve and maintain the following:
Economic Stablity
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Peace and Security
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Self-Determination
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Humanitarianism
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Botswana & Zimbabwe: Similar Geography, Different Results
Botswana and Zimbabwe are neighbours in southern Africa. The two countries share a border. They have a similar climate and similar geographic features. But despite their similarities, the two countries have developed very differently. Zimbabwe is unstable and violent, while Botswana enjoys greater political stability and prosperity. In 2007, the Fund for Peace ranked Zimbabwe's risk of failure as the fourth-highest in the world. Botswana was ranked 119th. By comparison, Canada ranked 168th - and is considered relatively successful.
Read pages 208-209 in your Understanding Nationalism textbook, and complete the questions associated.
Questions
1. Examine the statistical comparison in Figure 9-10
3. What might Canada gain or lose by helping failed states such as Zimbabwe become successful?
Read pages 208-209 in your Understanding Nationalism textbook, and complete the questions associated.
Questions
1. Examine the statistical comparison in Figure 9-10
- Which comparison category do you think is the most significant? Why?
- Which comparison category seems to contradict the other information in this chart?
- Write a one-sentence snapshot of each country.
- What other statistics do you think would help you develop a more vivid picture of the two countries.
3. What might Canada gain or lose by helping failed states such as Zimbabwe become successful?