In this article, the change in relations between state, non-governmental actors international organisations has been discussed. Keohane and Nye state that this change has occurred because of the increased interaction between countries by people who do no represent the state. They also tell that there has been an increase because of the increase in four factors; communication, transportation, financial transactions and travel across borders.
These changes have had many effects like national interest groups have joined each other in transnational structures, usually transnational organizations. Overall there has been an increase in interdependence between state and non-state actors. States now face constraints on their actions from domestic and external sources.
Politics is a power struggle but the distribution of power has now changed and is not just with the state but has been distributed between non-state actors and international organisations as well. Keohane and Nye define politics as a relationship in which atleast one actor constantly employs resources, both materialistic and symbolic, to persuade actors to behave differently than they would have otherwise.
However, even though new actors have been recognized but states remain the important actors if not the 'most important' one in world affairs. They don't only have a key role in national policy but they are key figures in transnational actions. But still, there is influence of non-state actors in the international domain and to understand their influence, it is more important to understand the nature of their interactions, their significance and their mutual influence that to question the dominance of once actor over another.
These changes have had many effects like national interest groups have joined each other in transnational structures, usually transnational organizations. Overall there has been an increase in interdependence between state and non-state actors. States now face constraints on their actions from domestic and external sources.
Politics is a power struggle but the distribution of power has now changed and is not just with the state but has been distributed between non-state actors and international organisations as well. Keohane and Nye define politics as a relationship in which atleast one actor constantly employs resources, both materialistic and symbolic, to persuade actors to behave differently than they would have otherwise.
However, even though new actors have been recognized but states remain the important actors if not the 'most important' one in world affairs. They don't only have a key role in national policy but they are key figures in transnational actions. But still, there is influence of non-state actors in the international domain and to understand their influence, it is more important to understand the nature of their interactions, their significance and their mutual influence that to question the dominance of once actor over another.
One believes that the author has correctly identified that it is not the state-centric approach now that is applicable to understand IR. Even though one thinks states are still the predominant analytical entities around with other categories revolve. However, in this age the significance of such non-state actors have come to fore.
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