Module 1 - PP Slides Flashcards
Max Weber’s definition of Politics
“the distribution, maintenance , or transfer of power”
Max Weber’s definition on State
organization “that successfully claims a monopoly on the legitimate use of force within a given territory “
what is politics a the domain of?
politics is the domain of the public sphere
what are the 3 Weberian sources of legitimacy ?
- traditional
- charismatic
- legal-rational
what is the traditional source of legitimacy ?
“the authority of the ‘eternal yesterday’” - how it always been
what is the charismatic source of legitimacy ?
“personal confidence in… qualities of individual leadership”
what is the legal-rational source of legitimacy ?
“belief in the validity of legal statute and functional ‘competence’ based on rationally created rules
where do liberal democratic states derive legitimacy primarily from?
legal-rational authority
Public sphere
- collective action
- political process
- legal system
- public goods provision
culture
- shared identities
- shared values
- shared symbols
private sphere
- individual action
- buying and selling
- personal expression
- religious belief
what are some cultural “resources”?
- shared identities
- shared values
- shared interpretations of events
- shared symbols
in what way can each cultural resource be mobilized ?
each can be mobilized by political actors to persuade others, or to set the terms of debate
what does how effectively you can mobilize cultural resources depend partly on?
on what material resources you can access
what must new media do?
news media must filter information:
- what information is important?
- How should we present it ?
