Institutions and States

Question 1

Define the 2 different types of Institutions

Answer 1

Informal:
- no clear written rules like; the family, social class, ethnic group
Formal:
- structures rules like; governments, political parties, legislatures, law courts

Question 2

what is the purpose of Institutions

Answer 2

• structure and constrain behavior
• serve as a tool or resource

Question 3

define Structuration

Answer 3

Factors that constrain and provide resources for changes in systems and structures

Question 4

Define Agency

Answer 4

impact of actions taken by one or more agents

Question 5

Structure and Agency work well to do what

Answer 5

Shape each other

Question 6

Define Capacity

Answer 6

How well a government is able to do what they are supposed to do like:
-defend country
-making and enforcing laws
- Managing economy
-collecting taxes
-providing education and healthcare

Question 7

Define Autonomy

Answer 7

the ability control their power independently without the public

Question 8

What are the Challenges with Capacity

Answer 8

absence of professional bureaucracy
politization of bureaucracy

Question 9

what are the challenges with Autonomy

Answer 9

Patrimonialism: those in power don’t represent their people, often have a key resource that they exploit
International pressures: a powerful neighbor controlling political decisions

Question 10

Define Colonialism

Answer 10

Main purpose was the exploitation of resources
-another purpose was to spread “civilization”
Was not done with kind intentions toward the colonized

Question 11

Define Post colonialism Sovereignty

Answer 11

-made up boarders with no regard for local relations
-split up same ethnic or religious groups onto different sides

Question 12

Define the 3 Principles of the European State system that are rooted from Treaty of Westphalia

Answer 12

1. Sovereignty of states and their fundamental right to self determination
2. legal equality between states
3. non-intervention of one state in the affairs of another

Question 13

Define the Two functions of modern state:

Answer 13

• Internal: regarding their own population
• External: regarding other states

Question 14

Define the 3 Internal functions of a modern state

Answer 14

1. Pursing its own interests
2. working for the interests if the whole society
3. the tool of one or more groups in a society

Question 15

Define the 2 External functions of a modern state

Answer 15

1. manage relations with other states
2. protect territory from outside attack

Question 16

what are characteristics of a strong state

Answer 16

tend to provide these services to the satisfaction of citizens

-human security
- civil and human rights
- educations
-roads

Question 17

what are the characteristics of a weak state

Answer 17

Does not provide services efficiently or at all

Question 18

what are the external factors affecting the capacity of states

Answer 18

• size
• economic power
  -military power

Question 19

What are the Internal factors affecting the capacity of states

Answer 19

• legitimacy over boarders and ideologies
• ability of state institutions to withstand social turbulence