POL101Y1 Lecture 1: POL101 Notes #1 9/21/15
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Robert d. kaplan: kaplan is against democracy towards unstable society, not necessarily appropriate for every country. Fukuyama"s (teleological argument): democracy is the highest point of human political organization the end point of history, democracy is good, widespread and is here to stay. Kaplan"s views: democracies are value neutral bad leader and a good leader democracy is not necessarily good, a bare minimum democracy must require the freedom to vote, a community that is able to express their voices. In america they excluded the black race to literacy to influence politics. A western enlightenment tradition: was a reaction against the church and monarchies believers that government came from god. Urbanization: what leads to urbanization is the opportunity and the rise of industrialization acquiring unionization, trade unions have become the backbone of democracy urbanization and unionization have influenced politics. Low birth rates: lots of youths are very destabilizing. Socioeconomic development: industrialization and urbanization = wealth and education.
