POLI 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Political Philosophy, Behavioralism, Scientific Method
27 Mar 2016
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Many other views about the role of politics in an increasingly globalizing world are also available. Democracy monarchy tyranny aristocracy oligarchy polity . Power: the ability to force behavior upon those who would not otherwise choose it; implies coercion. Authority: associated with legitimacy; rule by the consent of the ruled. A narrow deinition of politics focuses on the institution of the state. The state has a monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force in enforcing its order within a given territorial area . The state is sovereign, the highest authority in a society. The state can be distinguished from civil society, the non- governmental institutions that link that individual and the state. Ranges from the family to the international community. Recent interest in politics at the supranational level. Efects of globalization, such as economic interdependence, increasingly constrain the sovereignty of states.
