Lecture 2 Flashcards
Power as sovereignty
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Sovereignty
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Defined as having supreme authority
2
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Social Contract Theory
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Implicit, or explicit agreement where individuals come together to form a community, agreeing to give up some of their freedoms to a bearer representing “common will” in exchange for the benefits of living as a group
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Failed State
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State where the government is no longer in control, unable to uphold the social contract theory
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De jure state
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State in name - (internationally recognized) but not in practice (unable to govern or exercise the sovereignty or their will on the people
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De facto state
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State in practice but not in name (has many features of a functioning state but not recognized internationally
