POG 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Friedrich Engels, Wield, Class Conflict

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POG 110
• Professor: Matthew Flisfeder

Document Summary

John locke believed that the role of the state > protects individual private property. Karl marx and friedrich engels believed that the role of the state > organized power of one class oppressing another. When it comes to questions about power in politics it"s not always fair cut. > could be for 3 main reasons: coercion/force/the threat of violence persuasion (influence) power through legitimate authority (believing that the systems and methods used to elect a political official are legitimate) At what point in a democracy is it necessary/appropriate to bring in coercion to enforce. State and gov"t are not the same thing - it"s important to keep them separate. Politics in democracy mostly about changing the gov t not the state. Pluralism -> views politics as a competition b/w diff. interest groups. Class analysis -> wealthiest class dominating the rest. Feminism - > views society and gov"t as patriarchal.