POL 161 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Charismatic Authority, Poplin, Asymmetric Federalism
Document Summary
How do countries create and maintain political power: state refers to centralized authority the locus of power. Asymmetric federalism: when power is divided unevenly between regional bodies; for example, some regions are given greater power over taxation or language rights than others a more likely outcome in a country with signi cant ethnic divisions. Autonomy: ability of the state to wield its power independently of the public. Capacity: the ability of the state to wield power to carry out basic tasks, such as defending territory, making and enforcing rules, collecting taxes, managing the economy. Charismatic legitimacy: legitimacy built on the force of ideas embodied by an individual leader. Country: term used to refer to state, government, regime, and the people who live within that political system. Devolution: a process in which political power is sent down" to lower levels of state and government. Failed state: a state so weak that its political structures collapse, leading to anarchy and violence.
