POLB91H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: High Modernism, Civil Society, Human Conditions
POLB91 – lecture 11
• Isis
• Soft oppression used by civil society actors about other actorx. Ex. Gun and cpr video in
class
Civil society → EXAM. Link to post development theory and compare with robert putnum and
social cleavages. As theyre civil socities and how theyre important bc interaction. How does this
apply to development. Where does this come from
• Democratic state
• Strengthens state power bc encourages citizens to work together for common good
Comparative perspectives – china led development
• U illeiu goals to deelop poert ould’t hae et goals without china
• China with post development
• What china did with development that made them successful
• How it propelled GDP up
• Why do some state develops succeed while others fail
o Give examples
• Why have certain scehmes to better human conditions have failed
• Scotts recipe for disaster
o Legibility (u need maps but theyre very political and are an extension of state
power – epitome of remaking social reality
▪ Administrative ordering of nature and society → ^^
▪ High modernism → eig ale to pla soial order. Video it ithout
rods razila. “trutures that ake it hard for ppl to ouiate.
Living life without pleasure
▪ Authoritarian state → they are the ones who are keen and capable of
managing society in this way bc the rulers call the shots. He ties this to
prostate civil society bc u have an authoritan state and by virtue u wont
have strong civil societies that challenge
▪ Prostate civil society
China as a rogue donor
• What is a rogue donor
• How is china one
• How is aid given
• Chinas aid is more complicated and u can argue that its not rly aid
• Myths
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