Lecture 1 Flashcards
… is a persons sense of self. This is an image people have made of themselves which are usually made by social, roles characteristic and affiliations with other people
Identity
… is the customary belief, social norms and material traits of a racial, religious or social group
culture
Politics is about 3 principles
- The public sphere of the state
2.Conflict and cooperation
3.Pursuit and excursive of power
The Public Sphere of the State
Struggle of power and leadership that gives an individual or a group the ability to make authoritative decisions for the public as a whole
Conflict and cooperation
The process of resolving conflict in which rival views and competing interest are reconciled
Pursuit and excursive of power
It provided the focus for understanding production, distribution and use of resources
Core European Values
1.Human rights
2.Democracy
3.Rule of law
4.Secularity
5.Rationality
6.Humanistic Thinking
A universal law made by people for people
Human rights
Representatives periodically elected by the people
Democracy
Justice trough secular laws and constitution
Rule of law
Separation of the powers of religion and politics
Secularity
Reason becomes the ultimate source of decision
Rationality
Placing the human being at the centre
Humanistic thinking
Is a continent in the western part of the landmass the continent lies in between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
Europe
… is a huge part of Europe and is has hand an influence on the European culture and politics system
Greek culture
How was Greek culture spread
By the conquest of Alexander the Great
Hellenistic civilisation
is a mixture of Greek culture and pre-existing religious groups in the area
… took over the Greek values they admired the greek culture and hellenised elites
Romans
Rome
as en expansionist military power. War was also a way to achieve fame, wealth and status.
Civil law is based on …
Roman law
In Roman culture status and power were determined by …
wealth and prestige a person acquired by adapting to the culture of the elite.
The way to the top was eligible to all free men living within the limits of the Roman empires. Regardless of race, language and religion. All citizens had equal rights and equal claim to social succes if they agreed and lived by the …
paideia ideal.
1.Advance communication network
2.Lingua Franca
3.Open cultural ideals
Roman strengths
