Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Hard Power, Collective Action, Arab Spring
4 Jul 2013
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Demonstrations (the arab spring, g8 summit, occupy wall street) Policy decisions (nuclear power, health policies, natural gas, education) Haiti has high population density because of slavery. Dominican is seven times richer than haiti. History of the development of political institutions affected their current situation. Who gets what, when and how? : chimpanzee politics. Authoritative decisions (formal or informal: legislation, law, common agreement (chimps) Institutions responsible for coordinating collective decisions: aristotle (384 322 bc) In the interests of the governed (general public: aristotle"s forms of government. Sovereignty, including monopoly of legitimate violence: final decision making power. Influencing others" behavior: coercion (threat using force, suicide terrorism, influence. Force and coercion, military and police: the carrot. Soft power: attraction, agenda setting, getting others to want what you want, institutions, values, policies. The world as a three level chess match: military, economic, key transnational issues (climate change, non-state terrorism, bird flu) The right to command: exercise of power that is alleged to be legitimate.
