International Studies Glossary

Hi, my name is Nicole Haddad. I have been studying Sciences in College Ahuntsic for almost two years now. My field of study is International Studies. This glossary has 21 terms that could be useful for those who are studying in the same field of study as me and also for the new students studying International Studies. Every word in this glossary is related to this field of study. Some of these words are unfamiliar to people who are not experts in International Studies. While reading those definitions that I found in the dictionary and on www.FieldRelated.com, people will understand and learn to like this field of study.

politics: noun; The complex or aggregate of relationships of people in society, esp. those relationships involving authority or power.; Example: Further, politics generates, modifies and dissolves accommodations through dispositions of power.; fr: politique
economy: noun or adjective; The complex of human activities concerned with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.; Example: The most important factor is the situation of the society, if the economy is wealthy and the food industry is developed, it is easy for people to obtain food.; fr: économie
socialism: noun; System or theory where each people are equal and live in community and there's no capitalism.; Example: However, on balance, vicarious liability is the best compromise as it finds the middle ground between individualism and socialism.; fr: socialisme
culture: noun; The total of the inherited ideas, beliefs, values, and knowledge, which constitute the shared bases of social action.; Example: Emo is a name given to a fashion culture in teenage boys and girls which involves wearing dark clothing, studs, black make-up and customizing old clothes.; fr: culture
history: noun; All that is preserved or remembered of the past, esp. in written form.; Example: China has a long history of agricultural production.; fr: histoire
social democracy: noun; The beliefs, principles, practices, or programme of a Social Democratic Party or of social democrats.; Example: In Gidden's eyes this amounts to a distinctive and coherent philosophical framework that renews social democracy in an era in which capitalism is triumphant.; fr: démocratie sociale
civilization: noun; An advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached.; Example: The society of the farm, just like the civilization of city life in Nineteen Eighty-Four, increasingly becomes an extension of people's mental life.; fr: civilisation
geography: noun; The study of the natural features of the earth's surface, including topography, climate, soil, vegetation, etc.,; Example: The divergent nature of these allusions dislocate history and geography, adding to the reader's disorientation.; fr: géographie
humanity: noun; The quality or condition of being human; human nature.; Example: They observed unrest all over Europe, and thus became convinced of the revolutionary potential of the proletariat; a potential which would eventually carry humanity into the next stage of socialism.; fr: humanité
naturalism: noun; The view of the world that takes account only of natural elements and forces, excluding the supernatural or spiritual.; Example: This question drives into further issues, such as formalistic or naturalistic approaches to law, but highlights the masculinity of positivism, naturalism and liberalism (societies division).; fr: naturalisme
communication: noun; The act or an instance of communicating; the imparting or exchange of information, ideas, or feelings.; Example: This macabre, flippant resignation reveals an unsettling lack of communication between the sexes.; fr: communication
feminism: noun; The doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men.; Example: Phyllis Trible defines feminism as "a critique of culture and faith in light of misogyny."; fr: féminisme
developing nation: noun; A country with low levels of well-being, as measurade by economic, social and technogical sophistication.; Example: In many developing nations, rapid population growth threatens the supply of food.; fr: pays en développement
currency: noun; Any form of money issued by a government or central bank and used as legal tender and a basis for trade.; Example: The funds are then layered and transformed by buying and selling currency, property or other assets domestically and abroad to disguise the audit trail.; fr: devise
language: noun; The principal method of human communication, consisting of words used in a structured and conventional way and conveyed by speech, writing, or gesture.; Example: Face to face communication means that non verbal communication is also active, such as body language and facial expressions.; fr: langage
biology: noun; The study of living organisms, including their structure, functioning, evolution, distribution, and interrelationships.; Example: A very large area of mathematical biology is concerned with population growth.; fr: biologie
foreign policy: noun; Policies of the federal government directed to matters beyond its borders, especially relations with other countries.; Example: Of central importance to these Governmental administrations was the "freedom of...foreign policy from the constraints imposed by weaknesses in the financial system."; fr: police étrangère
humanitarian aid: noun; Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises including natural disaster and man-made disaster.; Example: Walzer speaks about a minimal universal morality to be materialized in support for humanitarian aid to individuals or groups who experience natural disasters or human rights violations.; fr: aide humanitaire
international development: noun; International development or global development is a wide concept concerning the level of development on an international scale.; Example: Singer H W. (ed Shaw, J) (2001) international development co-operation : selected essays on Aid and the United Nations system Palgrave: Basingstoke.; fr: développement international
underdevelopment: adjective; In economics, underdevelopment is when resources are not used to their full socio-economic potential, with the result that local or regional development is slower in most cases than it should be.; Example: World system theory of Wallerstein is based on the interaction between societies from "the First and Third worlds such that development in one area causes underdevelopment in another" (Preucel and Hodder 1996: 103).; fr: sous-développement
urbanization: noun; To make (esp. a predominantly rural area or country) more industrialized and urban.; Example: Mass urbanization appears to have deprived workers of their identity and humanity, leaving them apathetic and isolated; 'Sighs, short and infrequent, were exhaled, And each man fixed his eyes before his feet.'; fr: urbanisation