POLI 227 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Corporatism, Patrimonialism, Modernization Theory
20 Feb 2016
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Social construction of the state: a triangular relationship between war, taxation and state- building. Clear distinction between the public and the private. Nandy: the importance of violence and the cultural spheres dimension. The southern experience: part of the colonial legacy, implanted institutions within imposed boundaries, no negotiation between the state and civil society, jurisdiction grows faster than authority, blurred distinction between the public and private spheres, weak institutions. Loss of monopoly over physical force (civil war: somalia, former yugoslavia, afghanistan, problems of legitimacy, haiti, post 2010 earthquake, guillermo o"donnell: brown areas , mexico, colombia and sa. The constraints of sovereignty: burundi, 2016: au declines to intervene because of government, r2p other au member states opposition. Business, workers and state negotiate the public good. Two types (p. schmitter: one organization per sector- tripartite, hierarchical, top-down (michel"s iron law of oligarchy , societal (western europe, state (latin america and other developing countries) Neocorporatism: different actors along with the state.
