Lead-in: information about the authors
Before you read
- What do you know about the authors of the text? What is their contribution to the theory of international relations? Have you read anything by these authors before?
- Skim the text very quickly and say who it is intended for.
- What is the register of the text?
- Do some Internet research and look up the information on the following:
- global interactions
While you read
I. Read the first four paragraphs carefully, pencil in hand and
1)
find the following words in the text; try to guess their meanings using
the context
2) find Russian
equivalents of the words
3) match the words from the list with their less formal
synonyms
| tangible | predecessor |
| concomitant | encourage |
| precursor | counterbalance |
| impinge | material |
| foster | include |
| countervail | appear |
| encompass | intrude |
| emerge | accompanying |
4) match the collocations from the text:
| divergent | force |
| countervailing | state policies |
| concomitant | benefit |
| distinctive | items |
| to facilitate | types |
| to encompass | trend |
| to impinge on | relations |
| precursor of | the phenomenon |
| tangible | effect |
| to distinguish | funds |
II. Read the text again and elucidate on the following notions:
- paradigm
- ascribe
- arbitrary
- approximation
- reintroduce
- dimension
- contention
- domain
- intercourse
- expertise
After you read
I. Answer the following question:
- What four major types of global interaction are mentioned in the chapter?
- What are the main arguments presented by Nye and Keohane regarding state-centric views in international relations?
- How do geography and other factors influence the interactions between diplomats and soldiers, according to the authors?
- What roles do non-state actors play in the context of transnational relations as discussed in the chapter?
II. Summarise the ideas of the chapter
- The impact of transnational relations on government control
- Evaluation of the state-centric paradigm
- Effects on value allocation and inequalities between states
- Opportunities and challenges presented by transnational activities
- The State-Centric View of World Politics
- The Role of Non-State Actors
III. Assess the text critically according to the following criteria:
- novelty (have you learned anything new?)
- relevance (is this information relevant? Will it be of any use in your own research paper?)
- complexity (was it hard to grasp the main ideas of the text?)