Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Walter Bagehot, Direct Democracy, Elite
9 Feb 2017
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Explore the varied types and sources of political. Three ways to legitimate domination: 1. Traditional it(cid:495)s always been that way: 2. Charismatic force of personality especially in time of crisis: 3. Legal-rational the appeal of reasonable and general rules. Democracy also legitimates: popular consent and participation, facilitates peaceful reconciliation of competing interests, feedback mechanism. A traditional sentimental attachment (cid:498)that no legislature can manufacture in any people(cid:499) (walter bagehot) Political regimes can weaken or fall based on loss of legitimacy. In democracies: if demands overwhelm institutions, if the needs of capital trump the needs of the people. Many varieties there are different ways to institutionalize a democracy. The community within state borders either: The nation: becoming a nation over time, remaining multinational, rule by the people. January 26, 2016: equal right to participate. Difficult to establish in modern states: small scale, capacity, complexity. Elements of direct democracy still available: referendum, initiative, recall. Indirect rule by the people: representative democracy.
