Political Science 1020E Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Civil Society, Elitism, Campaign Advertising
15 May 2020
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Functionalism: get what is needed rather than what is wanted, state = provider of order and stability, threat = class conflict state resolves is. Organizational approach: the state is represented by specific institutions bureaucracy, military, courts , after hegel concept = abstract and unnecessary, features, territory demarcated area, defensible boarders, people community defined by territorial boundaries, sovereignty. Legal sovereignty: supreme legal authority (the right to command: political sovereignty: absolute political power (ability to command compliance, external sovereignty: refers to a states place in the international order and its. Internal sovereignty: supreme power within the state: public institutions and roles, not private, domination max weber: monopoly of coercion within a given territory, legitimacy. International/internal approach, effective government, and relations with other states. Charles tilly: central factor that explains the development of the modern state was its ability to fight wars, ex. introduction of gunpowder, use of artillery and organized infantry, advent standing of armies, etc.
