Collective Action Within the Global South: resolving collective action problems to narrow the North-South divide
(2011) SIMT07 20101Graduate School
Master of Science in Global Studies
Department of Political Science
- Abstract (Swedish)
- This paper aims to discover viable ways in which the Global South can effectively challenge the primacy of the Global North, in order to create a more equitable global order. This thesis is premised on a dependency approach to international relations which stipulates that the Global South, or Third World, is underdeveloped because of actions by the Global North, or the First World. The legacy left by colonialism can still be felt today as there still exists a relationship of exploitation and patronage between the First and Third World. Although the era of formal colonization may be over, the Third World is still lagging far behind the First World in political power. The lack of power available to individual Southern states makes it... (More)
- This paper aims to discover viable ways in which the Global South can effectively challenge the primacy of the Global North, in order to create a more equitable global order. This thesis is premised on a dependency approach to international relations which stipulates that the Global South, or Third World, is underdeveloped because of actions by the Global North, or the First World. The legacy left by colonialism can still be felt today as there still exists a relationship of exploitation and patronage between the First and Third World. Although the era of formal colonization may be over, the Third World is still lagging far behind the First World in political power. The lack of power available to individual Southern states makes it imperative that these states band together if they are ever to be in a position to bargain effectively against the North. Using this idea, of the need for collective action by the Global South, this paper looks at viable ways in which collective action can be achieved. Two methods—international organizations and leadership—to overcome collective action problems, as proposed by Yoshimatsu (2006), are examined and tested within the context of Southern cooperation. Based on the results of my analysis, a comparison is conducted to determine in which direction Southern collective action should proceed if a more equitable global order is to result. (Less)
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- author
- Molaiepour, Sarah LU
- supervisor
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- Martin Hall LU
- organization
- course
- SIMT07 20101
- year
- 2011
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- : North-South relations, hegemonic stability, collective action, dependency
- language
- English
- id
- 1758021
- date added to LUP
- 2012-09-05 07:50:13
- date last changed
- 2012-09-05 07:50:13
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