POL 100 Lecture 2: The Nation: State and Globalization

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 100
• Professor: Loganathan Masilamani

Document Summary

Politics has its own terminology and concepts. Concept: general idea emerging from events or instances; general notions or abstract ideas that are encapsulated in a specialized vocabulary. Concepts help us establish consistency in political analysis. But concepts are often not universally agreed upon. Power, authority and legitimacy are closely related and linked. The resources that give individuals and group the potential to exert political power are unequally distributed. Political power can be exerted in different ways. Form of negative force used on other individuals [costly, needs to be backed up] Through coercion, which involves using fear or threats of harmful consequences to achieve an outcome. Through inducements, which involves achieving an outcome by offering a reward or bribe. Through persuasion, which may involve the use of truthful information to encourage people to act in accordance with their own interests, or the use of misleading information to manipulate people.