Political Science and International Relations

Myths of Development - Environmentalism Development in the post-Second World War period is structured for rapid monetary growth. A developmental paradigm was set by US President Harry S. Truman to catch up with the West. Third-world nations started adopting policies that were based on quantitative growth-oriented industrialization. Official Development Assistance (ODA) is a means through which developed countries assist LDCs. The parameters of development were internalized in the ODA. Land was degraded, rivers were polluted and the human potential of the poor nations was degenerated. Global economic production has gone up several times since the Second World War. World food output has increased a lot yet it failed to better the people's living conditions in poor countries. The deteriorating environmental conditions have given new meaning to the studies on security. No nation can insulate itself from the global effect of hostilities. A new approach to accommodate environment...

Impact of Science and Technology on International Politics. The rise of the territorial state in Europe led to the gradual evolution of an international system. The gunpowder was purposefully put to military use. Insecurity in neighbors led to the rising cost of warfare and taxation and long-distance trade was the final resort. Advances in transportation technologies led to the search for markets. The surplus was extracted from other regions of the world. Dependencies were established in the international economic system. Advances in transportation and communication technologies stimulated the growth of multilateral corporations and international trade. Newly Industrialized  Countries (NICs) are able to turn their technological dependence into equal mutual dependency. Dependencies on global technological systems are important additions to existing forms of dependency. Emerging market economies like India and China are ready to enter the commercial market. The tendency to imp...