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61 entriesHabermas' Communicative Action
Jürgen Habermas argued that rational communication and dialogue are…
Hard Power
The use of military force or Economic Sanctions to influence the behavior of…
Harm Principle
John Stuart Mill's doctrine that individual freedom should only be limited to…
Hasty Generalization
Drawing a broad conclusion from a small or unrepresentative sample of data.
Hate Speech
Communication that attacks or discriminates against a person or group based on…
Hayek's Knowledge Problem
The argument that centralized planners cannot possess all the information…
Hayek's Road to Serfdom
Friedrich Hayek's argument that government control of economic decision-making…
Hayek's Spontaneous Order
The theory that complex social orders arise naturally from individuals' actions…
Hayekian Knowledge Problem
Friedrich Hayek's argument that centralized planners cannot possess the…
Hayekian Price Signals
Friedrich Hayek's idea that prices convey information essential for…
Hayekian Spontaneous Order
Friedrich Hayek’s idea that complex social orders arise naturally from…
Hegemonic Decline
The process by which a dominant power loses its ability to enforce order and…
Hegemonic Stability
A theory suggesting that international order is most stable when a single…
Hegemonic Stability Theory
The idea that international order is more likely to be maintained when a single…
Hegemonic War
A conflict aimed at determining or challenging the dominant power or hegemon in…
Hegemony
Dominance of one state or group over others in the international system,…
Helsinki Accords
1975 agreement signed by 35 nations to improve relations between the Communist…
Helsinki Final Act
The formal agreement signed in 1975 as part of The Helsinki Accords, addressing…
Heuristic
A mental shortcut or rule of thumb that simplifies decision-making but can lead…
High-Context Communication
A communication style relying heavily on implicit messages and contextual cues…
High-Context Communication Style
A communication approach relying heavily on implicit messages, context, and…
High-Context Culture
High-context cultures rely heavily on implicit communication, shared…
High-Context Culture Adaptation
Modifying communication style and behavior to effectively interact in cultures…
High-Power Distance
A cultural dimension where hierarchical differences are accepted and expected,…
High-Power Distance Adaptation
Modifying interaction styles to suit cultures where hierarchical structures and…
High-Power Distance Communication
Communication style characterized by respect for hierarchy and authority in…
High-Power Distance Communication Adaptation
Modifying communication styles to respect hierarchical differences prevalent in…
High-Power Distance Culture
High-Power Distance cultures accept hierarchical order and unequal power…
Hindsight Bias
Hindsight bias causes people to see past events as more predictable than they…
Hiroshima Atomic Bombing
The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, causing massive…
Hirschman's Exit, Voice, and Loyalty
Albert Hirschman theorized that individuals respond to decline in organizations…
Historical Materialism
Marx's theory that material economic conditions and class relations are the…
Ho Chi Minh’s National Liberation
A movement to achieve independence and unify Vietnam through resistance against…
Ho Chi Minh’s People’s War
Ho Chi Minh’s strategy of mobilizing rural populations for prolonged guerrilla…
Ho Chi Minh’s People’s War Strategy
A revolutionary military approach combining guerrilla tactics with mass…
Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh Strategy
Ho Chi Minh’s use of nationalist and communist forces combined to lead…
Hobbesian Leviathan
A metaphor for a powerful sovereign created through social contract to impose…
Hobbesian Social Contract
Thomas Hobbes's theory that individuals consent to an absolute sovereign to…
Holding Statement
A Brief prepared message used to respond quickly during crises before full…
Holding Statement Crafting
The skill of preparing Brief, clear messages to manage communication during…
Holding Statement Development
Creating Brief, pre-approved messages for immediate use during a crisis to…
Holocaust
The systematic genocide of six million Jews and millions of others by Nazi…
Horizontal Accountability
Mechanisms by which state institutions hold each other accountable to prevent…
Host State
A country that receives and provides refuge or Asylum to individuals fleeing…
Host State Consent
The agreement by a state allowing foreign armed forces or peacekeepers to…
Host State Obligations
Duties imposed on a state that receives foreign diplomatic missions,…
Hostage Taking as a War Crime
The unlawful seizing or detaining of individuals to compel actions from others…
Hostile Occupation
Control over foreign territory acquired through force without legal consent,…
Human Development Index
A composite statistic measuring a country's average achievements in health,…
Human Rights Committee
Also known as SOCHUM, a UNGA committee focusing on human rights issues and…
Human Rights Committee (SOCHUM)
A committee of the UN General Assembly focused on social, humanitarian, and…
Human Rights Council
An intergovernmental UN body responsible for promoting and protecting human…
Human Rights Council (SOCHUM)
A UN committee focused on issues related to human rights and humanitarian…
Human Rights Treaty Body
An expert committee established under a human rights treaty to monitor state…
Human Security
An approach focusing on protecting individuals from threats like poverty,…
Humanitarian Ceasefire
Temporary suspension of hostilities to allow delivery of aid or evacuation of…
Humanitarian Corridors
Designated safe routes established to allow civilians and aid to move through…
Humanitarian Intervention
Humanitarian Intervention is the use of military force by one or more states to…
Hustings
An event where delegates campaign and present their case for leadership or…
Hybrid Warfare
The integrated use of conventional military force, irregular tactics, cyber…
Hypodermic Needle Theory
A media theory suggesting that political messages are directly received and…