SOC103H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Neoliberalism, Structural Marxism, Elite Theory
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Everyone has the equal chance of influencing politics. Can be done through the electoral system and through lobbying: state: institution, structure, gov: the people that run it. Elite theory: elites are small groups that are interconnected but do not run one ruling class. No such thing as one elite, there"s different ones and they can have conflicts of interest: different from marxist theory because it doesn"t see the state as an instrument in the capitalist class. State-centered theory: argues that the state is autonomous of class relation, political life is independent of the way power is distributed among classes, you can"t really understand what gives power to those who. Marxist theory of the state: the state is an instrument for facilitating the conditions for capitalist development. State vs. nation/state: the way we define these terms influence our ability to grasp what globalization is, nation state: limited to specific geo.
