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85 entriesR2P (Responsibility to Protect)
An international norm that states have the responsibility to protect…
Ranked-Choice Voting
An electoral system where voters rank candidates and winners are determined…
Rapid-Fire Questioning
A public speaking technique involving quick, successive questions to engage the…
Rapid-Fire Questioning Strategy
A technique in interviews or debates involving quick succession of questions to…
Rapport Building
Rapport building is the process of establishing trust and harmonious…
Ratification
The formal act by which a state expresses its consent to be bound by a treaty…
Rawls’ Original Position
A hypothetical scenario where individuals choose justice principles without…
Rawlsian Difference Principle
John Rawls's principle allowing social and economic inequalities only if they…
Rawlsian Justice
A theory of justice emphasizing fairness and equality, advocating principles…
Rawlsian Justice as Fairness
A theory proposing that social and economic inequalities are justified only if…
Rawlsian Reflective Equilibrium
John Rawls’s method of testing moral intuitions by balancing principles and…
RCEP
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership — a 15-country Asia-Pacific…
Reagan Doctrine
The 1980s US strategy of providing overt and covert support to anti-communist…
Reaganomics
Economic policies promoted by Ronald Reagan focusing on tax cuts, deregulation,…
Reaganomics Supply-Side Economics
Economic policies under Ronald Reagan focusing on tax cuts and deregulation to…
Reaganomics Supply-Side Theory
Economic policies under Ronald Reagan emphasizing tax cuts and deregulation to…
Realism in International Relations
A theory emphasizing states' pursuit of power and national interest as…
Realpolitik
A system of politics based on practical objectives and power considerations…
Reapportionment
The process of redistributing seats in a legislative body based on population…
Rebuttal
A rebuttal is a speech or argument that directly challenges and refutes the…
Rebuttal Speech
A speech focused on refuting opponent arguments and reinforcing one’s own case,…
Recall Election
A procedure allowing voters to remove an elected official from office before…
Recall Petition
A process allowing voters to petition for the removal of an elected official…
Recency
Recency refers to how current or up-to-date a piece of evidence or source is.
Recency Effect
A Cognitive Bias where judges give more weight to arguments presented later in…
Recess
A temporary suspension of a meeting or debate, after which the committee…
Reciprocal Concession Sequencing
Carefully timing and ordering concessions in negotiation to encourage…
Reciprocal Concession Strategy
Offering concessions in response to counterparts’ compromises to build trust…
Reciprocal Concessions
A negotiation tactic where parties make mutual concessions to build trust and…
Reciprocal Framing
A persuasion technique that involves framing arguments or proposals to…
Reciprocity Norm
The social expectation to respond to a positive action with another positive…
Reciprocity Principle
A persuasion technique where people feel compelled to return a favor or…
Reciprocity Principle in Influence
The psychological tendency to respond to a positive action with another…
Reconciliation Process
A legislative procedure in some governments that expedites the passage of…
Recount
The process of retallying votes to verify the accuracy of election results.
Red Herring
Introducing irrelevant information to distract from the main issue in an…
Red Teaming
A method where a group challenges plans or arguments to identify weaknesses and…
Referendum
A direct vote by the electorate on a specific proposal or law.
Referendum Quorum
A minimum Voter Turnout requirement that must be met for a referendum result to…
Reflections on the Revolution in France
Edmund Burke's critique emphasizing tradition and caution against radical…
Reflective Listening
An active listening technique where the listener paraphrases and reflects back…
Refoulement
The forcible return of refugees or Asylum seekers to a country where they face…
Refugee Burden Sharing
Cooperative arrangements among states to distribute responsibility for hosting…
Refugee Resettlement
Refugee resettlement is the process of relocating refugees from an Asylum…
Refugee Status Determination
The legal process by which authorities decide whether an Asylum Seeker…
Regime Complex
A set of partially overlapping and non-hierarchical international institutions…
Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS)
The SCO's permanent operational body for counter-terrorism cooperation,…
Regional Security Complex
A group of states whose primary security concerns are interlinked, forming a…
Regional Trade Agreement
A treaty between two or more countries in a specific region to reduce trade…
Regulatory Agency
A regulatory agency enforces rules and standards to control specific industries…
Regulatory Capture
A situation where regulatory agencies advance the commercial or political…
Regulatory Compliance
The adherence by individuals or organizations to rules and standards set by…
Regulatory Impact Analysis
An assessment of the expected effects, costs, and benefits of a proposed…
Regulatory Impact Assessment
A systematic evaluation of the potential effects of a proposed regulation…
Regulatory Impact Statement
A document analyzing the potential effects, costs, and benefits of a proposed…
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of radical political upheaval and mass…
Reservation (Treaty)
A unilateral statement by a state, made when joining a treaty, purporting to…
Reservation to a Treaty
A unilateral statement by a state when signing, ratifying, or acceding to a…
Resolution Number
The unique identifier assigned to a Draft Resolution once it is formally…
Resolutional Analysis
The interpretation and explanation of the debate resolution to establish the…
Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
An international norm that states must protect their populations from genocide,…
Restorative Justice
Restorative justice focuses on repairing harm and restoring relationships…
Retrospective Voting
When voters make decisions based on evaluations of past government performance…
Revisionist State
A country seeking to change the existing international order or territorial…
Revolutionary Socialism
A doctrine advocating the overthrow of capitalist systems through revolution to…
Revolving Door
The movement of personnel between roles as legislators or regulators and…
Rhetorical Questioning
Using questions that do not require answers to emphasize a point or persuade an…
Rhetorical Structure
The organized pattern used in speeches or presentations to make arguments clear…
Rhetorical Structure in Public Speaking
Organizing speeches with clear introduction, body, and conclusion to enhance…
Right of Reply
A procedural opportunity for a delegate to respond to statements that…
Right to an Effective Remedy
The right to an effective remedy guarantees individuals access to legal…
Right to Asylum
The entitlement of individuals to seek protection in another state when facing…
Right to Development
A collective human right recognizing peoples' entitlement to participate in,…
Right to Privacy in Digital Communications
The right protecting individuals against unlawful surveillance and data…
Rights-Based Approach
A policy strategy that integrates human rights principles into the design and…
Risk Communication
The exchange of information about potential hazards to help people make…
Roll Call
A formal procedure where delegates respond present or absent during the opening…
Roll Call Vote
A voting procedure where each delegate's vote is recorded individually by name…
Rosa Parks
An activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat sparked the Montgomery Bus…
Rousseau's General Will
The collective will of the citizens aimed at the common good, which legitimizes…
Rousseau's Social Contract
The agreement among individuals to form a collective sovereign that represents…
Rule of Law
The principle that all individuals and institutions are subject to and…
Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Ongoing Armed Conflict beginning in 2014 involving Russian-backed separatists…
Rwandan Genocide
The 1994 mass slaughter of Tutsi ethnic group in Rwanda by the Hutu majority,…
Rwandan Patriotic Front
A rebel group that ended the 1994 Rwandan Genocide by defeating the Hutu-led…