3º ESO. Unit 1. Origins and organizations of the world. Political organization of Spain and European Union.

1. Political organization of Society
Unit 1
Geography and history 3ºESO

2. THE WORLD’S STATES AND INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS
• Previous concepts:
– North vs South
– West-East dichotomy
– Unilateralism
– Multilateralism
– Maps and politcs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVX-PrBRtTY

4. Political structure
STATE
PEOPLE POWERTERRITORY

5. ELEMENTS OF DEMOCRATIC STATES
• Separation of powers:
– LEGISLATIVE
– EXECUTIVE
– JUDICIAL

6. Research task:
• Investigate about the “forgotten Countries”, searching
information of ONE of these issues:
– Coltan war
– Etiopia and Eritrea war
– Rwuandan genocide
– South Sudan civil war
• Elaborate report that contains these points:
– Geographical localization
– Causes and origin of the conflict.
– Development of the conflict
– Consecuences
• Make a presentation of your research:
– Using power point or supporting material

7. States and globalisation
• Previous concepts:
– Globalisation: Process of international integration, due to the interchange of
people, products, ideas and culture.
• Treaties and conventions:
– The states undertake to carry out or avoid certain measures.
• Supranational organisations:
– Global: UN, WTO, IMF
– Continental and regional: EU, Arab Leage, ALBA…

8. States and globalisation
• Regionalisation:
– Tendency to form decentralized regions, in order
to manage resources and share powers.
• Types of regions:
– Stateless nations
– Distinct regions
– Global cities

9. Spain: Political administration

10. The European Union
• Supranational organisation between European
countries.
• Objectives:
– Promote economic and social progress
– Assert European identity on the international
scene
– Introduce European citizenship
– Develop and area of freedom, security and justice.

11. EU: Origins
• ECSC: European Coal and Steel Community. In
1950, common market between France,Italy,
West Germany and “The BeNeLux”. In the
historical context of the Cold War.
• Treaty of Rome 1957: Started a Economic
Community = free movement of goods, services,
capital and people between its members. It’s
the birth of the EEC.

12. From the ECC to the UE
• Since 1957 the members of the ECC begun to
increase. In 1992 there were 15 members.
• Treaty of Maastrich 1992:
– Settled the bases of the political union.
– Established the approval of the monetary union.
– Created Mechanisms for citizen participation
– The ECC become into EU.

13. UE Institutions
• Council of the European Union: Represent the
states members by its ministries. Makes the most
important decisions.
• European Council: Represented by the chiefs of
state or government of the different states
members, defines general direction and policies.

14. • European parliment: Legislative funcitions.
• European commision: Proposes and
implements laws.
• Court of Justice: Ensures application of EU law.