PSC 3304 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Siad Barre, Supreme Revolutionary Council (Madagascar), Somali Armed Forces
17 Feb 2017
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Cgg - chapter 4 - the origins of the modern state. State - an entity that relies on coercion and the threat of force to rule in a given territory. Failed state - a state-like entity that cannot coerce and is unable to successfully control the inhabitants of a given territory. The creation of the state helps to solve political disputes that citizens might have with one another. Emergence of the state helps to solve these sorts of problems, but it creates a potential new problem between the citizens and the state itself. Focuses on the potential conflicts of interest that exist between citizens and the state. States emerge as an unintended consequence of the strategies employed by actors like lords and kings to seize and maintain their hold on power. *a state can be viewed as an extortion racket that threatens the wellbeing of its citizens and then sells them protection from itself.
