Introduction Flashcards
normative issues
require value judgements
three world approach
1) US and allies
2) Soviets
3) Other (poor)
Informal Politics
takes into account belifs and actions of ordinary citizens
civil society
the way citizens orgainze and define themselves and their intersts
states (countries)
control what happens within their borders
Sovereignty
the ability to carry out actions within borders indepentently from interference either inside or outside
nation
group of people bound by political identity
nationalism
sense of belonging that distinguishes one nation from another
head of state
role that symbolizes the power and noture of a regieme
head of government
role that deals with everyday tasks of running the govt
communism
developed by marx
govt controls everything from economy to social life
corporatism
govt intereacts with the provate sector before setting policy
patron cilent system
providong of reciprical favors and services
totalitarianism
particalarly repressive and dettested autoriatrian regieme
co-optation
the means a regieme uses to get support from citizens
patron clientelism
a ssytem in which the state provides specific benefits or favors in turn for support
pluralism
power split amung many groups
common law
law based on tradition and past pratices and rulings
code law
law based on a comprehensive system of written rules or codes
Institutions
stable orgs that help turn politiacla ideas into policy ( eg legislatures)
political culture
political vbelifs and values govt is based on
social capital
amount of trust between ppl and state
liberalism
emphisis on individual socaila and econ freedom
liberal democarcies have…
civial liberties rule of law neutrality of judicary open civil society civilain control of military
substantive (liberal) democarcies
Vs illiberal or procdeural dem
reg free and fair elections
third wave of democatitization
began in 1970s - defeat of dictators in south ameircan eurpe and parts of africa
deomcratic consolidation
creates a stable political sytem that is supported by all parts of society
bourgeoisie
middle class buisnessmen and professionals
command economy
govt controls almost all industrial industries
quota setting and state ownership
market econ
economy with no govt control
mixed economy
economy with some govt control
privitization
trsnition of govt owned porperty to private sector
marketization
the state’s recreation of a marker in which property labor and goods /services can alll funtion in a competitive environment to determine their value
social celvadges
social divides
- class
- religion
- ethnic
- regional
political efficacy
citizens capacity to understand and infulence political events
subject activites
activites that involve obedience (obeying the law)
cosompolitanism
a universal political order that draws its identity and values from everywhere
NGOs
groups nidependent of any state that persue pociay objectives and foster public participation
unitary system
alll govt powr is cosolidated in one place
confederal system
all power is in states
federal system
pwr is shared between states and federal govt
globalization
integration of soc. environmental and economic of nations - more homogenous
supranational organizations
cooperating groups of nations
ehtnonationalism
tendency for an ethinci group to identify as a nation with a reight to autonomy
nationalism
identities based on nationhood
cabnet coalition
several parties join forces in a parlemntray cabnet and hold diff posts
dicreationary power
power to make smalll decisions in implementing policy
