Non State Actors In International Relations

How State and Non-State Actors Play Its Own Role
In Global Economic Issues?
Case Study: Indonesia’s Shrimp Commodity
Business, Diplomacy, Politics: Asia & Pacific Region Subject (Mr. Haris Rahmat Pratama, MA)
Written by Yuliana Dolok Saribu -016201400179-IR Diplomacy 3 Batch 2014
INTRODUCTION
In International Relations studies, actors are an important element. International Relations are like a stage while actors are needed to put on a show. What is meant by actors is any person or entity which plays a role that is attributable in international relations.
The actors in world politics are the states actors and non-state actors. According to Professor Ryo Osiba of Hitotsubashi University, actors can be defined as the entities which have the

State is a political unit that has sovereignty over an area of territory and the people within it. With its sovereignty, the state is the legitimate and ultimate authority over a polity. Although states are the most important actors in international relations, they are strongly influence by non-state actors.
Who are the non-state actors? Non-state actors are individuals or organizations that able to influence at national and international level, powerful economic, political or social power but do not belong to or allied themselves to any particular country or state. According to Pearlman and Cunningham, non-state actors are define as “an organized political actor not directly connected to the state but pursing aims that affect vital state interests” (Pearlman & Cunningham, 2011).
Though the non-state actors of international relations have emerged as important and active actors, these have not ended, or can end in the foreseeable future, the role of the nation-state. These have been playing an important role in promoting international cooperation and collaborations yet these have also been sources of conflict and

Critical in the sense that they are more cautious about buying the products they use. Ethical in the sense that today appeared in the self-consciousness of consumers to use their purchasing power to press the company so the resulting of the product is done by sanitary and phytosanitary. With this trend, as producers, Indonesia must be growth smartly, understand the demand and market trends that exist. The producer which is more proactive follow market developments, both domestic and global, is definitely can take over the market. Besides, Indonesia can compete with other countries, by knowing the development of market demand may prevent us from the negative impacts, like additional tariff, embargo,