POL 101W Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Modernization Theory, Resource Curse, Gross National Income
6 Dec 2016
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Pol101w d100 intro to politics and government sfu. Lecture notes: week 12, chapter 7 and 14. Last week wrap-up: social movements, protest and political violence. A dispute or disagreement, usually involving groups and the state, over something the government is doing or is proposed to do. Oppositional political action that takes place outside of formal channels, generally seeking to have government make significant changes in its policies. Consists of a network of different social organizations working loosely together around a broad range of interests relating to a particular area of public life. Politically active groups that mediate between citizens and the government by articulating the political interests of their members so to aid the government in the formation and implementation of policy. Pressure groups are divided into two classifications, the first is interest groups and the second is cause groups.
