POLC38H3 Lecture Notes - World Trade Organization, Extortion, Neoliberalism
15 Apr 2014
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Essentials of comparative politics political scientists define state as: the organization that maintains a monopoly of violence over a territory sovereignty: ability to carry out actions within a territory independent of external actors states need physical power to do this (must be armed to secure control) provides security for its subjects from outside forces comprised by large number of institutions (necessary to society) engaged in turning political ideas into policy states are not easily changed regime: fundamental rules and norms of politics , embodies long term goals democratic regime: emphasize large role for the public in governance non democratic regime : limit public participation, favouring those in power government: the leadership/elite in charge of running the state power of regimes lead to weakly institutionalized governments (those in power not seen as irreplaceable) government more replaceable than regime country: referring to the entire political entity and its citizens.
