POL 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: New Social Movements, Collective Identity, Neoliberalism
17 Nov 2014
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Pol203 - politics of the environment - lecture 2: the environmental movement. Who gets what, when and how (lasswell, harold). In western democratic states the what was economic conflict, primarily with regards to tariffs, taxation, political parties and centralization. Two major political sides in materialism: the left and right. Leftists believe in a state that intervenes when necessary but is not overbearing; it is incumbent, liberal and higher taxation should be extended to further civil liberties. The right believes that the state should be limited in the affairs of others, particularly within private affairs; it is conservative, has little to no political grey areas and supports lower taxation. The idea that materialism is no longer as valued as it was prior to the second world. According to ronald inglehart"s thesis, there is no modern place for materialism due to there being a lack of a traditional political spectrum.
