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1. www.sparknotes.com › sociology › society-and-cultureSociety and Culture What Is a Society? - SparkNotes

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   According to sociologists, a society is a group of people with common territory, interaction, and culture. Social groups consist of two or more people who interact and identify with one another. Territory: Most countries have formal boundaries and territory that the world recognizes as theirs. However, a society’s boundaries don’t have to ...

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2. plato.stanford.edu › entries › colonialismColonialism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   May 9, 2006 · Colonialism. Colonialism is a practice of domination, which involves the subjugation of one people to another. At least since the Crusades and the conquest of the Americas, political theorists have used theories of justice, contract, and natural law to both criticize and justify European domination. In the nineteenth century, the contradiction ...

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4. www.e-ir.info › 2017/05/09 › the-concept-of-worldThe Concept of ‘World Society’ in International Relations

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   May 9, 2017 · The main points touched in this essay described the necessity for developing the concept of world society separate from the one of international society. The world is indeed changing, it is progressing and it would be a shame to consider that we are prompt to repeat the same mistakes all over again and not learn from history.

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   Aug 16, 2024 · Colonialism is defined as “control by one power over a dependent area or people.”. It occurs when one nation subjugates another, conquering its population and exploiting it, often while ...

6. www.britannica.com › topic › decolonizationDecolonization | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica

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   Oct 10, 2024 · decolonization, process by which colonies become independent of the colonizing country. Decolonization was gradual and peaceful for some British colonies largely settled by expatriates but violent for others, where native rebellions were energized by nationalism. After World War II, European countries generally lacked the wealth and political ...

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   Hedley Bull authored the most concise definition, according to which international society “exists when a group of states, conscious of certain common interests and common values, form a society in the sense that they conceive themselves to be bound by a common set of rules in their relations with one another, and share in the working of common institutions” (Bull, 2002, p. 13).

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   Should world society be separate from International Society?

   • One strong argument that can persuade a theorist to develop the concept of world society separate from international society is that the League of Nations and United Nations derived from Kant’s innovation that the individual should be the main focus in IR theory and they still exist today (Habermas, 2013).

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   What is a world society?

   • Bull also described a world society, in which humanity as a whole shares interests and values (Bull, 2002, p. 269). Nonetheless, in his view, it was the society of states that prevailed in international politics.

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   How does a society differ from a country?

   • Interaction: Members of a society must come in contact with one another. If a group of people within a country has no regular contact with another group, those groups cannot be considered part of the same society. Geographic distance and language barriers can separate societies within a country.

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   How did International Society spread?

   • The historical narrative of the expansion of international society remains a contested issue. According to Bull and Watson, international society emerged in Europe and spread globally; it superseded other political organizations mainly because of its military supremacy (Bull, 1984a; Watson, 1984a).

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   Is World Society a political system?

   • ‘World society is associated with a political system in which states are not the predominant actors, although this does not mean they disappear; where political activity is principally focused upon individuals, rather than institutionalised collectives; and where normative progress is understood in universal terms.’ (Williams, 2005, p. 20)

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   Do society boundaries have to be geopolitical?

   • However, a society’s boundaries don’t have to be geopolitical borders, such as the one between the United States and Canada. Instead, members of a society, as well as nonmembers, must recognize particular land as belonging to that society. Example: The society of the Yanomamo has fluid but definable land boundaries.

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9. theconversation.com › what-if-the-world-was-oneWhat if the world was one country? A psychologist on why we ...

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   Jan 15, 2021 · Ultimately, nationalism is a psychological aberration. We owe it our ancestors and to our descendants – and to the Earth itself – to move beyond it. Research shows that when people feel ...