International Relations

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Topic: International relations and its               effects on Economics, environment, society and technology
Prepared by:   Amir Dossani
                              Hashim Mamsa
                              Khushnam Karanjia
                              Sheikh Umer Javed
                              Syed Usamah Ahmed
Presented to: Dr. Imdad Shah

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We are very thankful to our respected course instructor Dr. Imdad Shah who assigned me on this valuable project. It is our worthy instructor’s kindness that we are at this level of knowledge. And under his supervision, I feel that I know international relations well.

Our word of thanks goes to Dr. Imdad Shah for his time and information he provided and his assistance over the entire period of this project.

We would like to acknowledge and show our deep gratitude to him.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION 4
History: 4
Study of IR: 5
Epistemology and IR theory 6
Positivist Theories 6
Realism 6
Liberalism/idealism/Liberal Internationalism 7
Neoliberalism 7
Regime Theory 8
Post-positivist/reflectivity theories 8
Social Constructivism 8
Critical Theory 9
Marxism 9
Effects on Economics: 10
Economic globalization: 10
Trade Due to International Relations (Emerging a globalized world): 10
Effects created by the global trade organizations: 12
Effects on States Economy: 14
On Super power States: 14
On Oil Producing States: 14
Oil Producers 15
Non-Oil Producers 15
Positive Notes 17
Economic reform? 18
EFFECTS ON ENVIRONMENT 19
Opening: 19
The Future of the Kyoto Protocol 20
2010 Global Talks in Cancún 21
The U.S. and Climate Change 21
Example of China: 22
THE COST OF COMBATING GLOBAL WARMING 27
International Efforts to Deal with Earthquakes and Other Large-Scale Natural Disasters and Infectious Diseases 27
Effects on Technology 29
Opening 29
Impact of Nuclear Weapons 31
Dynamism in... [continues]

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