POLI 227 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Pope Francis, Iranian Revolution, Civil Society
20 Feb 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
4th scenario: the democratic restructuring of markets: investing in human capital, more prevalent in the 1960s. Examples: chileanization of copper, opec, africanization of bureaucracies, malaysia"s new economic policy. Safeguards: nature of the state, quality of democracy, civil society. Reconciliation: come to terms with the past. One of the fundamental aspects of politics. Modernization theory"s mistaken prediction of a secular modern world. Why: pope john paul ii, pope francis: world leaders, the us and the importance of religion. Faith based international ngos: western europe is the exception, not the rule, trust: in many countries religious institutions the most trusted. Particularly when other institutions are low in trust. Defender of the right of marginalized groups. Economics, culture and religion: industrialization and inequality, economic and political crises. Looking for scapegoats: blame it on culture. The role of the religion ulema: legitimacy, organization, identity. Changing traditional roles: a tumultuous past 40 years in latin america.
