Lecture 4 Flashcards
What is the importance of the peace of Westphalia?
It ended 30 years of war between protestant and catholics
What are Webber’s 3 types of legitimacy?
- Traditional
- Rational-legal
- Charismatic
Why did Webber see charismatic authority as unstable?
Because one respect and obey not because of the ruler
How did the reason for obeying the state change around the 17th century?
Before the state was small and inconvenient, after it became more powerful
What is a nation-state?
Idea that each nation must have its state
What are the four core features of the definition of the modern European state?
- Geographic territory
- Population
- Government
- Internationally Recognition
What are the two main functions of the modern state?
- protect its territory
- provide collective goods
Explain the difference between Unitary, Federal and confederal states?
Unitary: most power is at national level
Federal: shared power between central and regional governments
Confederal: subunits control central government
What is government?
Leadership that runs the state
In what year and by who did the peace of Westphalia get signed?
In year 1648 and by nearly all the European powers with the exception of Russia and England
What happened with the state before the 17th century and
in between 17th and 19th century?
Before the 17th: the state is small and inconvenient to the people that it ruled
Between 17th and 19th: state becomes a powerful driver of social and economic development
What is Legitimacy?
Right to rule
What does Tilly mean by war made the state and the state made war?
The need to raise funds for fighting that led to new ways of extracting money(taxes)
What is sovereignty?
The ability to act within a territory, independently from internal or external rivals.
Which two types of states is there?
Unitary and Federal
