Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Comparative Politics, Totalitarianism
16 Feb 2016
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Organizational approach is what most political scientists rely on. Wars in the last 500 years revealed the inadequacies of feudal societal systems, and replaced them with what we now call states (and its institutions) The state is distinguished from internal society, for which it provides rules and stability. The state is distinguished from the international sphere, in which it competes with other states, in the absence of stability. From outside, it competes between states without any overarching rules. Examines state interactions in absence of rules and enforcements. Has explored surprising sources of order (e. g. ir scholars recognizing that states are more cooperative to serve the interests of other states than before) War drove state formation and continues to do so. Globalization has arguably weakened states (i. e. increasing restrictions between states) State failure: civil/international wars and even the emergence of both combined. Has assumed many more responsibilities than ever before. Increasing taxation to provide more public services.
