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Les mobilisations de la Grande Guerre poussent leurs racines dans des imaginaires nationaux façonnés par le xix e siècle dans les pays d'Europe. Le double traumatisme des guerres mondiales engendre le déclin des nationalismes et la mise en place de nouvelles logiques de reconstruction des sociétés. La mondialisation remet encore en cause l'étroit cadre national, mais la crise actuelle de l'Union européenne montre que la démocratie a quelque mal à s'émanciper du cadre de la nation.

The increasing militarism prior to the Great War had its roots in national beliefs and ideologies constructed during the 19th century in European countries. The double trauma of the world wars brought about a decline in nationalism and established new ways of reconstructing societies. Globalization has once again brought strict national frameworks into question, but the current crisis in the European Union demonstrates that democracy is having difficulty rising above the framework of the nation. Adapted from the source document.

Résumé L'effondrement de l'Union soviétique a considérablement modifié les pratiques des relations internationales et a suscité des débats théoriques qui se poursuivent encore. L'école réaliste, dominante pendant la guerre froide, a été remise en cause par les tenants du transnationalisme. Chaque courant de pensée permet, à sa manière, d'éclairer le monde dans lequel nous vivons, et les théories doivent être perçues davantage comme des outils interprétatifs que comme des dogmes infaillibles.

The collapse of the Soviet Union has considerably changed the practice of international relations & has provoked ongoing theoretical debates. The Realist school, dominant during the Cold War, has been re-examined by defenders of Transnationalism. Each theory allows, in its own way, an understanding of the world in which we live, & these theories must be seen more as tools of interpretation than as infallible dogma. Adapted from the source document.

This article analyses the role of international organisations in the dynamics of globalisation, with a particular focus on their symbolic and normative functions. It highlights the bureaucratic and political constraints on fulfilment of their mandate, and the overriding responsibility of governments in maintaining institutional structures that are incapable of contributing to a significant reduction in mass poverty and environmental degradation. It concludes by asserting the need for new international regulatory controls.