Political Development/Failed States

Question 1

Political Development

Answer 1

process through which states arise and regimes evolve

Question 2

Thomas Hobbes Leviathon (1651)

Answer 2

life would be poor in a complete state of nature

tradeoff between security and rights

Question 3

Pinker, Pacification Process (2011)

Answer 3

Less violence today because states experience less violence than non-state societies
(agrees with Hobbes)

Question 4

John Locke, Second treatise of gov (1690)

Answer 4

People have natural rights that the state must protect

liberalism

Question 5

Polity

Answer 5

development of autonomous political organization

Question 6

Patrimonial

Answer 6

territory is rulers property

Question 7

Early States

Answer 7

form in areas with intensive agriculture, food surplus

many were patrimonial

tended to be authoritarian

Question 8

Treaty of Westphalia (1648)
Europe

Answer 8

recognized national states as sovereign powers

Question 9

Imperialism

Answer 9

Western powers divided much of world into colonies which gained independence (weak states)

Question 10

War led process
trade-led process
(of state formation)

Answer 10

Mazucca argues on latin america and (maybe Africa) followed trade-led process