Global Studies Glossary
25 essential terms — because precise language is the foundation of clear thinking in Global Studies.
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The emigration of highly skilled individuals from developing to developed countries, depleting the home country's human capital.
The post-WWII international monetary framework establishing the IMF, World Bank, and fixed exchange rates pegged to the US dollar.
A philosophical perspective that all human beings belong to a single moral community, advocating global citizenship and universal rights.
The spread or imposition of a dominant culture's values and practices onto other societies through power asymmetries.
A theory arguing that the wealth of the Global North is linked to the structural exploitation of the Global South.
A scattered population maintaining collective identity and cultural ties to a geographic homeland across generations.
A trading partnership seeking greater equity by offering better conditions and rights to marginalized producers in the Global South.
The collective management of transnational issues through international organizations, treaties, and norms.
The process of increasing worldwide interconnectedness through cross-border flows of goods, capital, people, and ideas.
The adaptation of global products and ideas to fit local cultures and contexts.
A security paradigm focusing on protecting individuals from threats such as poverty, disease, and environmental degradation.
The use of military force by external actors to prevent or stop large-scale human rights abuses within a sovereign state.
A company operating in multiple countries, driving foreign direct investment and shaping global supply chains.
An ideology promoting free markets, deregulation, privatization, and reduced government intervention in the economy.
A nonprofit organization operating independently of government to address social, political, or environmental issues.
A critical framework examining the lasting cultural, political, and economic impacts of colonialism on formerly colonized societies.
Money sent by migrant workers to family members or communities in their home country, often constituting a significant share of developing nations' GDP.
A global political commitment that sovereign states have a duty to protect their populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity.
A country's ability to influence others through cultural attraction and values rather than military or economic coercion.
The supreme authority of a state within its territorial boundaries, free from external interference.
IMF/World Bank lending conditions requiring austerity, privatization, and trade liberalization in developing nations.
Development meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs.
The maintenance of social, economic, and cultural ties across national borders by migrants and diaspora communities.
The international order established by the Peace of Westphalia (1648), enshrining state sovereignty and non-interference as foundational principles.
Wallerstein's framework dividing the global economy into core, semi-periphery, and periphery based on capitalist exploitation.