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Essay questions: (25 pts each, 50 points total): Prepare to write a response to both questions below. Use examples to illustrate and clarify the points you make

POL 115-Introduction to International Relations

UWO-Fox Cities Campus                              Spring 2020

Exam #4 Study Guide

Identify and briefly describe (5pts each; 25 pts total): I will choose 5 of the following 10 terms for the exam. Be sure to use examples, where appropriate, to clarify and illustrate each concept.

Complex (multidimensional) peacekeeping

UN Security Council

Collective goods

NGO

IGO

Non-refoulement

Epistemic community

Negative externalities

Human security

Internally displaced people

Essay questions: (25 pts each, 50 points total): Prepare to write a response to both questions below. Use examples to illustrate and clarify the points you make.

• Drawing on the article entitled Why Have Climate Negotiations Proved So Disappointing? By Scott Barrett, discuss how global climate change is a problem of the global commons and why problems of the global commons, and particularly problems associated with global climate change, so difficult to solve?

• While most would agree that the UN Security Council is necessary, many argue for significant reforms to its membership, its authority, and its responsibilities.  What reforms would you support and why? Be sure to discuss the implications of any reforms you propose for the UN’s ability to carry out its important functions.

This exam will be available through Canvas (under the Assignments tab) You will have two hours on Thursday, May 14 (from 1:15pm to 3:15pm) to write your responses for this exam. The exam will open in Canvas precisely at 1:15pm and will close precisely at 3:15pm.  You will enter your responses in the text box in Canvas.