POLI 227 Lecture 2: POLI 227-The Global Context Cont'd
4 Feb 2019
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Level of monopoly over the use of force. State has the monopoly over the legitimate use of force. Would suggest that it is strong and stable. If other actors compete for that monopoly it would suggest that the state is somewhat weak. Trajectory of state formation (especially shaped by colonialism and histories of war) Level of cohesion between state and nation - ethnic and religious diversity can give rise to divisions and conflict. Emerged among western policymakers and scholars in the 1950s. Prescribed a formula for newly independent countries to modernize. Aimed to transform economies as well as societies and value systems. How academic and policy makers were seeing the world at the time. Modern societies are diamond-shaped, and "ready" to democratize. Modernization theory stressed the importance of a strong middle class. Key us scholars like s. huntington recommended modernization as a prerequisite to democratization.
