Concepts Flashcards
What are the 2 definitions of democracy?
Procedural and substantive.
What is procedural democracy?
Specifies minimum electoral criteria, and focuses on the process.
What is substantive democracy?
Stresses the goals of a democratic regime; the common good. Focus is on the outcome.
What does procedural democracy believe?
If you follow democratic principles, the final result will be democratic.
Why is procedural democracy problematic?
It can take advantage of minorities while following majority rules, as was the case in the Jim Crow Laws.
Why is substantive democracy more complicated than procedural democracy?
Principles must be defined and agreed upon.
Which type of democracy is most common in CP?
Procedural democracies.
Why are procedural democracies more common than substantive democracies?
Measuring the outcome of democratization is difficult.
Who came up with the idea of polyarchy?
Dahl.
What is polyarchy?
An idea by Dahl, used to describe a form of government where power is invested in various people. Many rule.
What is the thin procedural definition of polyarchy?
Contains only the participatory pillar (political rights).
What is the thick procedural definition of polyarchy?
Adds to the thin definition by adding the constitutional pillar (constitutional and civil liberties).
Why is combining the substantive and procedural definitions of democracy difficult?
The principles of democracies must be defined and agreed upon.
What are illiberal democracies?
Voting occurs, but none of the values are consistent with that.
Illiberal democracies combine ___ ___ with limits on…
Popular elections, individual rights and freedoms.
In liberal democracies, ___ precedes ___.
Constitutionalism, participation.
What is constitutionalism?
The idea that the government should be limited in its powers by law or constitution.
Are illiberal democracies increasing or decreasing?
Decreasing.
What is totalitarianism?
The most extreme form of dictatorship.
In totalitarianism, there is an entrenching of…
Political ideological leadership.
What did Mussolini say about the state?
“Everything in the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state.” - Mussolini
Ideological indoctrination is associated with ___.
Totalitarianism.
What is authoritarianism?
A less extreme form of dictatorship when compared to totalitarians.
In authoritarianism, there is limited ___ ___.
Political pluralism.
Compared to totalitarianism, in authoritarianism, there is a lack of…
Regime-guiding ideology and political mass-mobilization.
Authoritarianism can alternatively be defined as countries that are…
Not democracies.
What are the two types of rule in authoritarian states?
Personal or organizational.
What is personal rule?
An authoritarian state that rules through monarchies or dictators.
What is organizational rule?
An authoritarian state that rules through military (open or disguised) or one party.
Authoritarian states rule based on…
Religion, ideology, or democratic claims.
Democratic claims in authoritarian states can be…
Non-competitive or semi-competitive.
What are 2 possible conclusion to authoritarian regimes?
Extinction or evolution.
How does the evolution theory propose authoritarianism will move forward?
Authoritarian regimes have the ability to evolve into new forms, and will come back.
How does the extinction theory propose authoritarianism will move forward?
Authoritarian regimes will fall over time and democracy will prevail.
What are semi-authoritarian regimes?
Political hybrid between authoritarianism and democracy that allows for minimal party competition and reduced accountability.
What is the Reverse Wave Theory?
A wave is propelling countries towards democratization. Some reach the beach and others fall off in hopes of being pushed forward in the future.
What does Reverse Wave Theory assume?
The failure of socialist regimes automatically means the triumph of democracy.
Who was the Rentier State Theory developed by?
Mohdavy.
What is the Rentier State Theory?
A theory in which the state derives most or all of its natural revenues from the rent of indigenous resources to external clients.
Which theory discusses the resonance of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East?
Rentier State Theory.
What is rent?
Money that is accumulated by allowing foreign powers access to resources.
What is contrived rent?
When the government decides that demand for certain products is high, and withdraw that product from the free market to make the price go up.
What is the most common resource referred to in Rentier State Theory?
Oil.
Name the 4 assumptions made in Rentier State Theory.
- Pure rentier economies do not exist.
- Rent must come from external sources.
- Generation of this rent/wealth must be controlled by a few selected or elected people.
- Mosti importantly, the state’s government is the principle recipient of the external rent.
The state provides, and feels that there would be less demands by the people because they provide. Is this the case?
No.
What is political culture?
A collective property anchored in the political values, attitudes, beliefs, norms, and habits of individuals.
As a collective property, ___ ___ describes mass patterns in these individual values, attitudes, and habits.
Political culture.
How is political culture measured?
Using the World Values Survey.
What is the World Values Survey?
A set of questions and opinion polls that measures how liberal or conservative a society is.
What is measured in the World Values Survey?
Political opinions and values.
Who came up with the idea of materialist vs. post-materialist values?
Inglehart.
What are materialist values?
Related to the physical economic security, extension of values, and needs.
Materialist values are more common in ___ regimes.
Authoritarian.
Materialist values focus on collective needs. True or false?
False, materialist values focus on individual physical needs, such as safety and survival.
Why are people more inclined to satisfy materialist needs before they consider post-materialist needs?
Maslow’s hierarchy of human goals.
Post-materialist values focus on…
Autonomy and self-expression.
Post-materialist values include the need for ___ ___.
Self-recognition.
What are some values held by people who focus on post-materialist needs?
Aesthetic, intellectual, belonging, and esteem.
People living in poverty are more likely to care about post-materialist needs. True or false?
False.
Post-materialist values are more common in ___ regimes.
Democratic.
When considering Intergenerational Value Change, what else do you need to consider?
What political culture is, and the difference between materialist and post-materialist values.
Research shows how older cohorts preferred ___ values, because…
Materialist, economy was not doing as well, and war was going on.
Younger generations take for granted ___ values.
Materialist.
What are the 2 hypothesis surrounding intergenerational shifts?
- Scarcity hypothesis.
2. Socialization hypothesis.
What is the scarcity hypothesis?
You need to satisfy the most pressing need that there is. There is more emphasis on what you perceive to be important.
What is the socialization hypothesis?
How an individual is raised determines the priorities that they hold. Someone who is raised in a more protective household in a dangerous society might priorities safety more than someone who is raised in a safer, more liberal society.
What is political communication?
An interactive process concerning the transmission of information among politicians, the media, and the public.
What are the 3 eras of political communication?
- Classical.
- Modern.
- Third-Age.