CPO 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Party System, Populism, Bicameralism

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Comparative Politics
• Course: CPO 2001
• Professor: Conor O'Dwyer

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Ethnicity: set of institutions that binds people together through a common culture. Set of speci c attributes and societal institutions that makes one group of people culturally di erent from others. (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) Often based on cultural institutions- shared history, customs, language, religion, geography, appearance. Not inherently political (though it may become politicized). Bosnian muslim vs. croat catholic vs. serb orthodox. National identity: a sense of belonging to a nation (a group that desires self-government through an independent state) and a belief in its political aspirations. Implies political aspirations such as sovereignty. (cid:12254) (cid:12254) Often (but not always) derived from ethnic identity. National identity that corresponds with ethnic identity- koreans. National identity not corresponding to ethnic identity- scottish, don"t like being tied to the. Canada: quebec don"t share same ethnic identity from canada. Nationalism: constructed politically, used to build state power by political leaders. It"s about getting control of the state. (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254)