KÜRESEL POLİTİK EKONOMİ - Deneme Sınavı - 10

Populism: Populism stems from the belief that holds globalization responsible for the degradation of norms and values, economic, social and political rights. In this sense, populist proponents are fiercely against liberal free trade market, regional integration, immigration, Muslims and capital export. Doğru yanıt " C " dir.

Globalization and Nation-States
Regarding the effects of globalization on nationstates, Susan Strange mentions that technological change and the escalation of capital costs have led to a declining power of the state. Strange points out however that paradoxically there has also been a growing state intervention into people’s daily lives, especially on marginal issues (Strange, 2015: 232-238). Doğru yanıt " D " dir.

Schengen Agreement: The Schengen Agreement is a treaty signed on 14 June 1985 and which results in the formation of a schengen area whereinternal border controls are mostly suppressed and people movefreely within this schengen area. Initially signed by five of the ten member states of the European Economic Community, it has been enlarged to currently 26 EU member states.The Dublin convention was signed in June 1990 to regulate the conditions of concrete implementation of the Schengen agreement such as abolishing border controls in the schengen area, unifying the procedure for visa delivery, putting into place a Schengen Information System and establishing a cooperation structure between internal and immigration officers. Doğru yanıt " E " dir.

A fixed exchange rate system based on the gold standard was implemented. The US dollar was fixed to the gold and the other countries’ currencies were priced according to the dollar. Therefore, the correct choice is B.

The collapse of the Bretton Woods system in 1971 ended the classical period of US hegemony. Therefore, the correct choice is A.

The Schengen Treaty, signed in 1985, enabled many member states to travel without passport control at the border. Therefore, the correct choice is C.

A country has to fully ensure the Copenhagen Criteria in order to participate in the EU. Therefore, the correct choice is C.

The (Legislative) Council of the European Union provides and provisions the general goals, however it does not have the power to make the law. Therefore, the correct choice is E.

One of the main factors in the revival of the Japanese economy is the implementation of the Dodge Plan and the beginning of the Korean War. Therefore, the correct choice is D.

Globalization is a contested term. In conventional terms, globalization includes the integration of capital, product and labour markets across the borders of national politics. Generally speaking, Globalization is mainly about promoting and guaranteeing free trade and individual liberties and making the world borderless and prosperous.

The Marxist theory of IR considers globalization the end result of capitalism and contributes to the increasing of divides between the economic classes in societies. Marxists see globalization as a concept or process which has been used in the benefit of international capitalism.

Constructivists criticize the way globalization has been presented as a process which has been externally pushed and which cannot be challenged by the leaders. They see globalization as a political phenomenon which is generally taken for granted by the leaders.

Globalization is a cyclical process with periods of hyper-globalization and deglobalization. The world is currently in a phase of increasing de-globalization materialized by increasing global inequality, the Brexit success, President Trump’s nationalist stance, anti-immigration, and trade war policies and the rise of ultranationalist political parties in Europe.

Globalization and internationalization are generally used as interchangeable terms but both terms are totally distinct. Indeed, whereas internationalization is about increasing economic and political relations among nations and uses the nations as the basic unit, globalization however refers to a historical process leading to a change in human social space which increases interconnectedness among communities.

Poststructuralists see globalization as a discourse. Given this, they acknowledge that any claim made about globalization serves in the interest of a specific political discourse. Since each IR theory has its own truth about globalization, poststructuralists consider their discourses as a product of power. For them, a historical analysis is needed in order to grasp the role played by power in the making of discourse on globalization.

Joseph Stiglitz (2012) in his book “The Price of Inequality” underlines that the growing inequality might become one of the most destructive aspects of globalization. He further goes on to write that “Globalization has helped hundreds of millions of people attain higher standards of living.

Populism: Populism stems from the belief that holds globalization responsible for the degradation of norms and values, economic, social and political rights. In this sense, populist proponents are fiercely against liberal free trade market, regional integration, immigration, Muslims and capital export.

The Schengen Agreement is a treaty signed on 14 June 1985 and which results in the formation of a Schengen area where internal border controls are mostly suppressed and people move freely within this Schengen area. Initially signed by five of the ten member states of the European Economic Community, it has been enlarged to currently 26 EU member states.

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