the state Flashcards
(16 cards)
1
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who are key thinkers on the state and the year of publish
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weber 1919, Jessop 2015, hobbes 1651, marx 1848
2
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what are webers contributions to ‘the state’
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- monopoly on the legit use of violence (territory, legit authority)
- coercion and acceptance of the state by the population
- fails to account for weak states
3
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what are jesspos contributions to ‘the state’
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- includes institutions and organizations
- enforce decisions in a given area
- expanded webers definition
4
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what is hobbes contribution to ‘the state’
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- people surrender freedom and sovereignty for protection
5
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how did marx view the state
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as an instrument for class rule
6
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what does the fragile state index account for
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- cohesion (security)
- economic factors (decline, inequality)
- political factors (legitimacy, human rights, public services)
- social (external intervention. refugees_
7
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what classifies a weak state
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- fragile state index
- loss of legitimacy, neglected infrastructure, poor prolonged economic performance
e.g north korea, greece, colombia
8
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what classifies a failed state
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- insurgency, loss of border control, econ crash
- civil war (loss of monopoly on violence)
- corruption
- lots of boxes ticked to be failed
e.g somalia (military takeover 1969), sierra leone (civil war)
9
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what are examples of imagined states
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transnistria, abkhazia, odessa
10
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what were the stipulations laid out at the montevideo convention in order to qualify for statehood
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- permanent population
- defined territory
- government
- capacity to enter relations with other states
11
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what are the functions of a state
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- maintain rule of law
- function in a capitalist market
- intervene to counter market failure
- used to keep the hegemon in power
- function/ concept of the elites
12
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what is a normal state
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- ruled under hegemony usually the capitalist class
- legitimate framework
- political rule is mediated through law
13
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what is an exceptional regime
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- can suspend rule of law to fix social and economic problems
- army police are controlled by the state
- heightened coercion, reduced legality
14
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what is a limitation of the state
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- marx criticisms
- eurocentric
15
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what are nation states
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- instead of a small territory it encompasses a large area
- population that is ethnically or cultural similar
16
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what are the characteristics of a state
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- maintain supreme sovereignty and rule of law
- have a territory defined by borders
- legal rational authority
- welfare and public good provision
