Hi!
I am a student at Ahuntsic College. I have been studying International Studies for four semesters. This glossary can be useful for anyone studying Social Sciences, such as law or politics. My topic brings together all the Social Sciences, including History, Sociology, Politics, and Economics, among other classes. This glossary of twenty words will be of great help because cultural and social issues are always part of the topics addressed in Social Sciences. For example, the high rate of poverty in the world. Finally, as I said before, my glossary is composed of twenty words that I found with the help of a virtual writing application. Additionally, the glossary has images in relation to each word, definitions from dictionaries, and audio recordings of how each word is pronounced, so you can practice your pronunciation!
Case
noun
a legal action, especially one to be decided in a court of law.
Example: They sued their activists, winning the court case on the basis that they were complying to the infant formula marketing code adopted by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
en: Cas
Conflict
noun
a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
Example: Hence, a conflict arises between developing and developed countries' spokesmen.
en: Conflit
Cultural
adjective
Relating to the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a society.
Example: However, in more primitive societies that may not be as sophisticated as ours - "pollution beliefs not only reinforce the cultural and social structure, but they can actively reduce the ambiguity".
en: Culturel
Development
noun
the process of developing or being developed.
Example: The uneven development across China is benefiting some and not others.
en: Développement
Diplomacy
noun
the profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad.
Example: Diplomacy with the Unites States was important in the altering of the character of the revolutionary period and shows the attitude the USA had toward Mexico.
en: Diplomatie
Economic
relating to economics or the economy.
Example: The farmer must try to prevent nitrates leaching through the soil, to limit the economic and environmental costs that this would generate.
en: Économique
Geography
noun
the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
Example: Outside of institutional frameworks, economic historians also focus on a geography's impact on economic growth incentives.
en: Géographie
Global
adjective
relating to the whole world; worldwide.
Example: It has been demonstrated that human population growth is linked to global deforestation and that 'human population pressure is the best predictor of tropical deforestation rates'.
en: Mondial
History
noun
the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.
Example: The use of primates in laboratory experiments has a long and outstanding history.
en: Histoire
International law
noun
a body of rules established by custom or treaty and recognized by nations as binding in their relations with one another.
Example: There seems to be a consistency and consensus among the majority of states on the illegality of humanitarian intervention within international law.
en: Loi internationale
International organisation
phrase
international organisation means an organisation and its subordinate bodies governed by public international law, or any other body which is set up by, or on the basis of, an agreement between two or more countries.
Example: Also, the proclamation that humans are naturally selfish may be an improbable misjudgment, as could the assumption that the domestic power structure of states is irrelevant when concerning international organisation.
en: Organisation internationale
International relations
phrase
The study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies, political parties, and interest groups). It is related to a number of other academic disciplines, including political science, geography, history, economics, Law, Sociology, psychology, and philosophy.
Example: Global security is used as a discourse in order to preserve the status quo in the International relations.
en: Relations internationales
Law
noun
the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
Example: However, in the common perception the created Law did not encouraged farmers for getting together, mainly due to the relatively small levels of financial support.
en: Loi
Political economy
noun
economics as a branch of knowledge or academic discipline.
Example: The Bretton Woods system of international institutions; the IMF, World Bank and GATT, contextualised against a fixed exchange rate sought to rebuild the international political economy.
en: Économie politique
Political science
noun
the branch of knowledge that deals with systems of government; the analysis of political activity and behavior.
Example: It is argued that political science does not merely concern measured categories and standardized, quantifiable data but rather it is about investigating how key figures conceptualize and understand the political scene around them.
en: Science politique
Politics
noun
the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power.
Example: Basically, nation state refers to a national government, who has a unified administration on politics, economy, law and culture within the borders of a defined territory.
en: Politique
Poverty
noun
the state of being extremely poor.
Example: With the threat of climate change, plus the worries of poverty and starvation, efforts are being made to improve lives both for the present population and the future.
en: Pauvreté
Refugees
noun
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape from war, persecution, or natural disaster.
Example: There were reports of illness among refugees, and conditions on the ship were cramped as it was only designed to hold 30 crews.
en: Réfugiées
Social
adjective
relating to society or its organization.
Example: The state has great power over people's lives, and it is responsible for allocating resources among different social groups.
en: Social
Sociology
noun
the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society.
Example: There are numerous ways in which sociology and psychology aid health and social care professionals to understand the experience of health and its effects.
