Chapter 1

Question 0

Approaches to conflict resolution

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Politics without repression, politics of reconciliation.

Question 1

Politics

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Authoritative allocations, resolution of conflicts, gathering support for collective projects.

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Power

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The ability to induce others to do what one wants.

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Forms of political power

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Influence, coercion, authority

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Influence

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Power of persuasion

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Coercion

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Ability to force people to do things through fear.

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Authority

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The right to exercise power through public respect.

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Legitimacy

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How people respond to the command of their leaders.

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Authority of coercion

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Power without legitimacy

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Types of public authority

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Traditional, rational-legal, charismatic.

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Traditional Authority

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Authority based on inherited position or custom

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Rational legal authority

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Power originates in law and rests with legally created offices, not with any individuals.

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Political modernization

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The transition for on traditional to rational legal authority

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Charismatic authority

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Authority based on personal qualities

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When do charismatic leaders occur?

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In times of social crisis, and political modernization. This is a one generation phenomenon

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Sovereignty

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Highest authority of the state

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Ideas of sovereignty

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Personal, parliamentary, and popular

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Personal sovereignty

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Sovereignty of an absolute monarch

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Parliamentary sovereignty

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Absurd power to parliament and not a monarch

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Popular sovereignty

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Supreme authority resides in the people themselves and not parliament delegates. Only possible through direct democracy.

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Domestic sovereignty

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Power to make laws, to enforce laws, and to control all the administrative functions of government.

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International sovereignty

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Right to deal with other sovereign governments as equals. Right to domestic sovereignty without intervention.

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Criteria for a state

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Population, territory, sovereignty

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Functions of the state

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Maintain social order, prevent internal conflicts. Defended against internal threats, provision of public goods.

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Public goods

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Goods that are not divisible among individual consumers. Therefor not provided through user pay systems

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Nation

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A psycho-political entity.

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Factors to the development of national identity

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``` Ethnic and racial identity History Geography Language and culture Religion Common interests Government ```

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Highest level of group identity

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Nation

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Ethnic identity

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Feeling of common identity based on common ethnic background

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Nation State

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Exists when the physical boundary of the sovereign authority coincides with the psychological boundary of the national identity.

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Citizen

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Formal member of the state as a political community, have special rights.

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Types of government

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``` Monarchy Tyranny Aristocracy Polity Oligarchy Democracy (mob rule) ```

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Modern typologies

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Democracy and Autocracy Parliamentary and presidential systems Federal and unitary systems Monarchy and republic

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Types of democracy

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``` Direct and representative democracy Liberal Social Plebiscitary Deliberative democracy ```

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Representative democracy

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Decision made by a small group of elected politicians

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Advantages of representative democracy

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Decision making process easier, Contributes to consensus building Elections keep politicians in check

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Criticism of rep democracy

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Elitist culture | Politicians can pursue self interest over public interest

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Plebiscitary democracy

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The use of referendums, initiatives, and recall procedures to remove elitist culture.

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Deliberative democracy

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Governing decision are made based on discussions by citizens

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Liberal democracy

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Power of government is limited by law and constitutions, regular elections that are fair. Rights of people to freely engage in political activity are well established.

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Criticism of direct democracy

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Populist and majoritarian in nature Highly divisive Too costly

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Ideas of representation

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Trusteeship Delegate Party member Microcism

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Trustee

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Representative rely on their own judgement to decide what is good for their constituents, may act contrary to what constituents want.

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Delegate

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Representative Subordinate own views for their constituents and act as instructed by constituents , even when contrary to their own judgements

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The party member

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Representatives act as loyal members of their party and follow the instructions of party leadership

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Microcosm

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The institutions of representative should be a miniature version of the society it represents. Representation of all social groups.

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Difference between social and liberal democracy

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Liberal: individual freedom, civil and political rights | Socialist values: economic equality and social justice, economic and social rights.

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Criteria for good government

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``` Transparency Accountability Responsiveness Participation Efficiency and effectiveness Achieve important goals ```

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Formal institutionalism

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Old approach that emphasizes the analysis of the formal institutions of the state.

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Public policy analysis

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How public policy are formulated | A dynamic approach

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Pluralism

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A society centred approach | Social and political pluralism

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Nation building

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Process of developing a common feeling of national identity