chapter 16 Flashcards
power, governance and social movements (21 cards)
politics
the social institution that distributes power, sets a society’s agenda and makes decisions
governance
the exercise of political, economic and administrative authority in the management of a country’s affair at all levels
authority
power that people perceive as legitimate rather than coercive (Weber)
traditional authority
power legitimised through respect for long-established cultural patterns
rational-legal authority
power legitimised by legally enacted rules and regulations
government
formal organisations that direct the political life of a society
charismatic authority
power legitimised through extraordinary personal abilities that inspire devotion and obedience
totalitarianism
a political system that extensively regulates people’s lives
authoritarianism
a political system that denies popular participation in government
monarchy
a political system in which a single family rules from generation to generation
democracy
a political system in which power is exercised by the people as a whole
social democratic
mix of capitalist and socialist/welfare economies and politics
nation-states
political apparatuses over a specific territory with their own citizens backed up by military force and a nationalistic, sovereign creed
pluralist model
an analysis of politics that views power as dispersed among many competing interest groups
power elite model
an analysis of politics that views power as concentrated among the rich
hegemony
the means by which a ruling/dominant wins over a subordinated group through ideas
political revolution
the overthrow of one political system in order to establish another
terrorism
violence or the threat of violence employed by an individual or a group as a political strategy
state terrorism
the use of violence, generally without the support of law, against individuals or groups, by a government or its agents
degenerate war
a deliberate and systematic extension of war against an organized armed enemy to war against a largely unarmed civilian population
military-industrial complex
the close association among the federal government, the military and defence industries
