POLI 410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Terry Eagleton
15 Jun 2018
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POLI410 Introduction Political Parties Ideology in Canada Lecture Notes
Office Hours: Tuesday Thursday 1:30-2:30 or by appointment
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What is ideology?
- System of ideas
Ideology affected formation of party system/political parties?
How do contemporary structures/political processes continue to restructure parties?
What are the ideological underpinnings of political culture and parties in Canada?
Main debates around party politics? I.e. Voter behaviour, electoral systems, partisanship,
political campaigning
Developments of 3 main parties
Key thinkers of political tradition
Contemporary processes
What is ideology?
- Ideology is a comprehensive set of normative beliefs, conscious and unconscious ideas,
that an individual, group or society has
o Structuring thoughts can be unconscious, pervasive
- Link to concepts such as a political rationality, worldview, imaginary, and ontology
o Way of making sense of the world, way of knowing
- A system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political
theory and policy
o Often politics are injected into ideology
o Could there be an apolitical ideology? Or is ideology inherently political?
- The science of ideas: the study of their origin and nature
Terry Eagleton
- Things to keep in mind when thinking about ideology
1. There is no one single definition of ideology
2. A definition of ideology should be useful, and therefore we can pick and choose
a. To teach and tell about the world
b. Traces the way ideology has been conceptualized and understood
c. What definitions help us understand the political world and what are the limits?
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Document Summary
Poli410 introduction political parties ideology in canada lecture notes. Office hours: tuesday thursday 1:30-2:30 or by appointment. Ideology is a comprehensive set of normative beliefs, conscious and unconscious ideas, that an individual, group or society has: structuring thoughts can be unconscious, pervasive. Link to concepts such as a political rationality, worldview, imaginary, and ontology: way of making sense of the world, way of knowing. The science of ideas: the study of their origin and nature. An insult, for the person in the street: very one-sided perspective, implications of pejorative behaviour/is negative. Implies that what that person is saying is false: holds that they are viewing a particular issue in a rigid framework, preconceived ideas, distorts understanding of the world, that worldview is oversimplified. Implies that ideological is opposite than being empirical or pragmatic or truthful: shapes the way that political scientists view ideology in 50s-60s. The process of production of meanings, signs and value in social life: symbols and representation.
