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Chapter 11

Internationalism and
Nationalism
Does promoting
internationalism
affect
nationalism?

IN THIS CHAPTER
We will be learning about:
Key terms; responsibility to protect, common
human heritage, and trickle-down effect.
The WTO (world trade organization).
The relationship between the WTO and sovereign
governments.
Developing responses to the following questions:
How have changing world conditions promoted
internationalism?
How has the United Nations affected nationalism?
How have various international organizations
affected nationalism?

How have changing world conditions


promoted internationalism? Page 246
Changing world conditions has promoted the way
people travel, communicate, socialize, and
experience other new things. The more the
world becomes more internationally connected
the more effect it has on other countries as a
whole. This can effect culture, health or politics. A
big way the world has promoted internationalism
is from air travel. A few other big effects that the
international community faces is climate change
and terrorism. This is when global decisions are
needed.

Global Communication
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By the 1960s the internet still did not exist but


many people were sure that an information
revolution was going to happen the way that data
was being transferred and stored.
A man named Marshall McLuhan already knew
that this was happening. The way that technology
was developing made it easier to buy things or
cheaper to store important information.
Marshall said that the electronic information
systems was going to have a huge impact on
human societies.

The Global Village


The invention of new technology such as the
internet and so on that are used today prove that
there are no barriers between people around
the world and the way they communicate.

Voluntary Balkanization
Not all people believe that an
online community promotes an
international frame of mind.
Marshall van Alstyne and Erik Brynjolfsson are two
experts who studied the online community, and
their research has shown that people only connect
with people like themselves.
As a result, these same people only trust
those people with the same values and
become less willing to trust those whose
values are different from their own.
Example: Star Trek fans, sports fans, medical
professionals, and even militia groups

Voluntary Balkanization continued


Balkanization is the separation of people
into isolated, hostile groups.
An example of this is what happened in the former
Yugoslavia.

Van Alstyne and Brynjolfsson are concerned


with this process because it will make it
difficult for people to understand the views of
others.
Losing the bonds created by these experiences
may harm the structure of democratic
societies.

How has the United Nations


affected nationalism?
Some of the people think that the UN
should be re-evaluated, due to some
of the things that have happened.
Rwanda and Yugoslavia.

The people say this because they


did not stop the violence in the two
countries they are not effective.

pg. 249

Changing the direction of the United


Nations
In 2004 a panel of diplomats and international
leaders considered the future of the UN .
They sent out a report called A More Secure
World: Our Shared Responsibility .
It recommended the UN should relax its tradition of
staying out of internal conflicts.

Also in the report the UN has a responsibility


to protect ( means that UN has to protect
people in a country that is not enough security.)
This protection could include humanitarian aid ,
diplomatic missions, and as a last resort- military force

Iran Challenges U.N.

page 250

Iran signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1968


to prevent spread of nuclear weapons.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) found
out that Iran had been making uranium for 18 yrs in
secret.
Uranium can be used for domestic use or for nuclear
weapons build-up.
Iran refused to stop the uranium build-up after the IAEA
told Iran to stop.
The Iranian government threatened the U.S.A.. People
believe that Iran is building up their nuclear weapons to
carry out their threats
Iran does not want to succumb to other nations
demands and sacrifice their national interests.

Protecting Common Human


Heritage
The U.N. created the UNESCO
(United Nations
Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization) in
1945.
The UNESCO was created to
create respect for all
civilizations and culture.
One of the challenges that the
UNESCO has is to protect the
natural and cultural sites the
are apart of a human heritage.

The logo of the United


Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural
Organization.

Common Human Heritage


The worlds
shared legacy Languages,
history,
natural arts,
traditions
For all
humanity

Examples:
France- Chartres
Cathedral
Mexico- Town of
Uxmal
Egypt- Ancient
Thebes

Mount Robson
Mount Robson is the highest peak in
the Canadian Rockies.
3954
meter
s tall

Mount Robson
Mount Robson
is located in
British

World Heritage Sites in


Canada

Dinosaur Provincial
Park This is the Royal Tyrell
Richest
fossil
beds in
the
world.

These are what


the badlands look
like fossils are 65
The
million to 100
million years old

Museum were all the fossils


found go.

Some fossils

The Dinosaur Provincial


Park is around Drumheller

Pg 254.

UNESCO (United Nations


Educational Scientific and
Cultural Organization) was made
to protect common human
heritage.
A major problem that this
organization has is that in
sovereign nation-states what
occurs within their borders is
all under their control.

Threats to the Common Human Heritage


The 2000 year old statue of
the Buddha in Bamiyan,
Afghanistan. It was
destroyed in 2001 by the
Taliban government. It is
now being rebuilt by the
current Afghan government
.
Did the Taliban
leaders have the
right to destroyPg.
the
254
Buddha statues?

Economic organizations
When trade increases
everyone benefits-big
business , small business
and individuals.
Trickle-down effect- all
countries become stronger
and richer because when
developed countries have
more money, they will
spend more money on
products from developing
countries .
WTO and the EU promote
Page: 255
this idea.

How have various


international
organizations affected
nationalism?
Improved
communication, faster
and safer transportation,
and trade are some of
the forces that shape
globalization but also
shape the growth of
internationalism. May
encourage
internationalism and cooperation among
countries.

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The World Trade Organization is the only


global international organization dealing with the rules
of trade between nations.

MANY POEPLE
OPPOSE THE WTO

What bias does this cartoon favor?

As of 2008 the
WTO had 150
member!!!

What makes the WTO so powerful


is that it has the authority to
challenge laws, policies, and
programs of countries that do not
conform to WTO rules and strike
them down if they are seen to be
too trade restrictive.
Maude Barlow

When a WTO ruling


has been created, it
is required for the
world
to conform.

Canada Supports WTO


Canada supports the WTO and believes the
WTO can strengthen Canadas economic
security
Canadas prosperity depends on open
world market , stable and transparent
trade environment , and means to
settle trade disputes through rules
rather than political or economic power
Membership in WTO help Canada achieve
these objectives

Smaller powers may oppose the


WTO
Trade agreements may hurt economys because
the larger power usually makes the rules
It may also effect smaller economys because
the larger power may use its size to scare and
push the smaller economy around to get what
they want
The smaller power may try to tell the authority s
but this is rare and they are usually threatened
to stay silent other wise be beaten up

Cultural and Language-Based


Organizations
Groups that
share a common
bond over
language and
culture.
Examples:
Indigenous peoples
and Francophone's
These groups
work to promote
their identities.

International Indigenous
Peoples Organization

Formed in 1973 to further


the mutual interests of
Indigenous peoples.
World Council of
Indigenous Peoples (WCIP)
was one of the first
international groups
focused on Indigenous
peoples rights.
Other examples include:
Inuit Circumpolar Conference
Arctic Councils Conference

The Arctic Council


In 1961, all eight of the
worlds Arctic reps met to
discuss ways to protect the
environment there. The
Arctic council was formed
five years later.
Today the Arctic council
deals with, biodiversity,
sustainability, emergency
preparedness, living
conditions for Arctic
residents, pollution, and
climate change.

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