POL S101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Industrial Revolution, Centrifugal Force, Theresa May

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL S101
• Professor: Janet Phillips

Document Summary

Territorial, functional, diversity . depends on electoral system. Imperfect as they are, elections serve as a source of legitimacy. Ex: after the brexit vote, theresa may called for elections to legitimize her power. Africa after apartheid: some systems let you vote for a candidate, in others you vote for the party, o(cid:373)e syste(cid:373)s result i(cid:374) fe(cid:449)er (cid:862)(cid:449)asted (cid:448)otes(cid:863, some systems allow preferential voting, some systems allow territorial representation. If you support a candidate who does not win, your vote is wasted if you contrast with an alternate system (like france) where you vote for different people. Political parties: alan ware (cid:862)ofte(cid:374) (cid:271)y o(cid:272)(cid:272)upyi(cid:374)g positio(cid:374)s i(cid:374) go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:863) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause so(cid:373)eti(cid:373)es they just exist to cause instability, exist to govern and recruit leaders, aggregate interests and integrate people in different way. Types of parties that have a similar origin (in relation to key conflicts that shaped it) and may have similar organizational features. The industrial revolution and national revolutions were key formative events.