Microcase   Instructions: You may find it works well to print out these Exercises so you can have the directions always in front of you. Click Here to print out this page. Click on the Microcase button to get to Online MicroCase, the software you need to complete this exercise. Enter your answers into the boxes below. If you'd like a print-out of your responses, click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page, and you will be taken to a printer-friendly page. If you have been instructed to submit your exercise online, enter both your and your instructor's name and e-mail address, then click the Email button at the bottom of the page. Your answers will be e-mailed immediately. Macintosh Users: If you have been instructed to submit your reponses to your instructor, you must enter your responses, then click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page to receive a printer-friendly version of your responses that you can then print and turn in to your instructor.     Countries, often referred to as either "nation-states" or "states" in international relations, have been the primary international actors since the Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years War in 1648. However, the traditional view that states are the primary actors has been challenged by the view that other entities now play a particularly important role in international relations. Let’s examine some of these other actors in international relations, starting with non-governmental organizations. Non-governmental organizations include multi-national corporations (sometimes called transnational corporations); citizen groups, such as Greenpeace; and human rights groups, such as Amnesty International; to mention just a few examples. Let’s explore how these organizations have changed in number and strength over time. CLICK DATA FILE: HISTORICAL CLICK TASK: Historical Trends SELECT VARIABLE 1: NGO CLICK: [Continue] 1. How many non-governmental organizations existed in 1908? 2. How many non-governmental organizations exist today? 3. Based on current trends, would you predict that in the coming decade it is likely that the number of non-governmental organizations is likely to increase, decrease, or remain constant? Now let’s examine how the growth of non-governmental organizations compares to the growth of nation-states over the last century. CLICK: BACK SELECT VARIABLE 1: NGO SELECT VARIABLE 2: SOVSTATES CLICK: [Continue] 4. Which of these two actors in international relations, states or non-governmental organizations, has grown faster over the last century? Now let’s examine a role of technology in international relations by looking specifically at changes in telephone ownership over the last half century and changes in the number of internet hosts over the last two decades. CLICK: VARIABLES SELECT VARIABLE 1: PHONES CLICK: [Continue] 5. True or False: Between 1948 and 1994 the number of telephones in use worldwide increased more than tenfold. 6. Approximately how many million phones were in use in 1994? CLICK: VARIABLES SELECT VARIABLE 1: INT HOSTS CLICK: [Continue] 7. Approximately how many Internet hosts were there in 1984? (1,000; 22,000; 50,000; or 122,000) 8. Approximately how many Internet hosts were there in 2001? (50,000 122,000 3,212,000 126,000,000) 9. Explain how changes in technology can influence the growth and strength of non-governmental organizations. Multi-national corporations are a particularly important type of non-governmental organization. Let’s explore their growth and potential power as international actors. CLICK: VARIABLES SELECT VARIABLE 1: MNC CLICK: [Continue] 10. Approximately how many multi-national corporations existed in 1914? 11. How many multi-national corporations exist today? 12. True or False: The number of multi-national corporations peaked in the 1950s and has declined since then. CLICK: DATA FILES CLICK DATA FILE: GLOBAL02 CLICK TASK: Mapping SELECT VARIABLE 1: MNC HQ SELECT VARIABLE 2: MNC HOST CLICK VIEW: List: Rank CLICK: [Continue] 13. Which country is home to more multi-national headquarters than any other country? 14. Which country is host to more affiliates of multi-national corporations than any other and how many does it have?   CLICK: DATA FILES CLICK DATA FILE: PATTERNS CLICK TASK: Univariate SELECT PRIMARY VARIABLE: TOP 100 CLICK: [Continue] 15. Of the top 100 economic entities in the world, how many are multi-national corporations? 16. The world’s largest multi-national corporations have more economic power than nearly 75 percent of the world’s nation-states. Discuss how this might affect the sovereignty and control over internal affairs of smaller, economically weaker, nation-states. International terrorist organizations are clearly another actor that challenge the sovereignty of nation-states, as well as the authority of other actors in international relations. In November, 2002, the State Department of the United States identified 48 international terrorist organizations. Let’s explore the activities of these international terrorist groups. CLICK: DATA FILES CLICK DATA FILE: HISTORICAL CLICK TASK: Historical Trends SELECT VARIABLE 1: TER.ATT CLICK: [Continue] 17. How many terrorist attacks occurred in 2001? (151, 201, 348, or 724) 18. True or False: There were more terrorist attacks in a typical year during the 1990s than during the 1980s. CLICK: DATA FILES CLICK DATA FILE: PATTERNS CLICK TASK: Univariate SELECT PRIMARY VARIABLE: TERRATTREG CLICK: [Continue] 19. Which region of the world experienced the most international terrorist attacks in 2001? 20. True or False: In 2001 Asia experienced more international terrorist attacks than the Mideast. 21. How many international terrorist attacks did North America experience during 2001? Inter-governmental organizations, such as the European Union and the World Trade Organization, are also important international actors to whom states sometimes surrender sovereignty. As these inter-governmental organizations grow in number and size, they increase their influence in international relations. CLICK: DATA FILES CLICK DATA FILE: HISTORICAL CLICK TASK: Historical Trends SELECT VARIABLE 1: IGO CLICK: [Continue] 22. How many inter-governmental organizations exist today? 23. True or False: There are more inter-governmental organizations today than in 1950.     Student Name:* Student Email:*   Professor Name:*   Professor Email:*         *required
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