The Interstate System and

Contemporary Global Governance

Ms. Cilyn C. Silos
Treaty of Westphalia

1648
Thirty years war between Catholics and Protestants
Holy Roman Empire, Spain, France, Sweden, And
the Dutch Republic
Control over domestic affairs and swear not to
meddle in each other’s affairs
Napoleon Bonaparte

1803-1815
Spreading the French Revolution principles-
Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity
Napoleonic Code forbade; birth privileges,
freedom of religion, and promoted meritocracy in
government service.
Defeated in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815
Concert of Europe

1815-1914
Alliance of “great powers”- UK, Austria, Russia,
and Prussia
Restore the world of monarchical, hereditary, and
religious privileges (Matternich system)
Sought to restore the sovereignty of states
Internationalism- the desire for greater cooperation and
unity among states and people.

Categories : Liberal internationalism and Socialist

internationalism
Immanuel Kant

18th century German philosopher

States must give up some freedom and “establish a
continuously growing state consisting of various
nations which will ultimately include the nations of
the world”
Jeremy Bentham

18th century British philosopher

Coined the term “international” in 1780
Advocated the creation of “international law”
that would govern the inter-state relations
Objective global legislators should aim to
propose legislation that would create “the
greatest happiness of all nations taken
together”
Giuseppe Mazini

19th century Italian patriot

Nationalist internationalist
Free and unified nation-states should be the basis of
global cooperation
Woodrow Wilson

20th president of the Philippines (1913-1921)

Notable advocate for the creation of the League of
Nations- venue for conciliation and arbitration
Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1919
League of Nations gave birth to World Health
organization (WHO), and International Labor
Organization (ILO).

World War II
Alied – US, UK, France, Holland, and Belgium (Ultra-
nationalists)
Axis- Germany, Italy, and Japan
Karl Marx

Internationalist, did not believe in nationalism

Economic equality
Divided the world into classes: Capitalist and
Proletariat
Proletariat has “no nation”
Socialist International

Established by the followers of Marx

Union of European socialist and labor parties
established in Paris in 1889
Short-lived but achieved the following; May 1 as labor
day, international Women’s day, and initiated the
successful campaign for an 8-hour workday