POLI 227 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Neoliberalism, Patrimonialism, Civil Society

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 227
• Professor: Philip Oxhorn

Document Summary

Civil society: narrow set of organizations, professional ngos dedicated to advocacy or civil education work on public interest issues directly relating to democratization. Traditional society: informal society, following pre-existing patterns, when state is weak. Modern civil society: set of ngos, clear boundaries. Political development theory: input of political socialization, political recruitment, articulation and aggregation of interests. Globalization: accelerated communication and economic integration that transcends national boundaries. Gatekeeper theory: control intersection of colonist and external world, collecting and distributing resources. Modernization theory: third world countries are below the threshold of democracy with traditional features modern society is characterised by universalities, and neutral orientations and patterns of action. Values, institutions, patterns of actions o society are an expression and cause of underdevelopment. Considers global system and forms of interaction. Ethic identities: often politicized, often constructed in the colonial period, Plural monocultarlism: values diversity of existing cultures for itself and makes national federation of isolated cultures.