POLI 212 Lecture Notes - Feudalism, Individualism, Authoritarianism
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Nation-state a territorial state where the people generally are of the same culture. Individual freedom important in civil/political society to have the right to do whatever you would like: establishes a difference between public and private. January 30, 2012: bunce broad themes of development, civil society, legally protected freedom of association of life , key to democracy association. Allows ordinary citizens to have a voice and balance of power. Egypt no civil society therefore not ready can we say no if they. How is it opposite: separation form asia. In eastern europe there were empire characterized by tribes and warlords fragmentation in comparison to the west. They needed to be shielded to build european idea. Stability and no empires: fragmentation and unstable nooks and crannies. East had a lot of influences from the south. West shielded when roman empire collapsed they had a break. East did not entities in eastern europe caused fragmentation that could become a state: feudalism.