Final Stetch For Midterm Flashcards
Social capital
Features of social organization such as networks, norms, and social trust that facilitate coordination and cooperation for mutual benefit
Civil society
Set of organizations in civil life outside the state through which citizens assemble, articulate, and advance their interests
Civil society in pluralist systems
Less state involvement, nonhierarchical characteristics, multiple groups competing
Civil society in corporatist systems
More state involvement, hierarchical characteristics, fewer groups with limited competition
Civil societies and democratization
Not causal but conducive conditions like organization and mobilization
How does civil society increase quality of democracy?
Civil and political participation, democratic attitudes (tolerance, moderation, compromise), socioeconomic development
Contention
The pursuit of collective goods largely outside of formal political institutions
Revolution
Efforts to dramatically transform society and its political and/or social structures
Social movement
Ongoing, organized, and sustained collective action oriented toward a goal of social change
Social revolution
Revolutions that dramatically change social structures and political structures
Political revolutions
Primarily alter political institutions rather than social and economic structures
Social networks
Structures of social ties and connections among individuals
Social movement organization
Organizations created to help maintain and lead social movement activity over time
Iron law of oligarchy
Organizational leadership necessarily creates its own interests
Insurgencies
Contention with formalized military conflict
