Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nationstates, Ethnic Nationalism, Ethnic Group
28 Apr 2018
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September 25th, 2017
Lecture #2: Politics, Nation-States, and Globalization
What is the ‘state’?
- Centralized authority
- Enjoys “a monopoly of violence over a given territory”- Max Weber
o That right to use violence and that ability to extend that authority across the entire
given territory
o A critical aspect but not everything that makes up a state
- Sovereignty
o Ex. China and Tibet
▪ China recognize the rights of Tibetans
▪ Legally in international law, China has legal authority over Tibet
▪ Tradition of sovereignty and non-interference
o States have supreme authority over the citizens and subjects within their state
borders
o Can carry out actions independent without being questioned by others
o Idea starting to be challenged
▪ Actually you don’t have sovereignty if you are treating the subjects
horrendously
▪ Sovereignty a privilege
• See a lot of support from Canada in this privilege
• See a lot of resistance towards this in Africa, Asia and Latin
America
o History of colonialism: other states took away their
sovereignty, see a mistrust from the West
o States not supposed to interfere with the sovereignty of other states
▪ If you were a state, you have to recognize the sovereignty of other states
- States vs. regimes vs. governments
o Terms used interchangeably but not the same
o How is a regime different from a state?
o Regime: the fundamental rules and norms of politics
▪ Illustrate the long-term goals regarding topics such as freedom and
equality
▪ Look at what kind of regime is in the state to decide how power resides
▪ Authoritarian vs Democratic
▪ Can trace differences in constitutions of countries
▪ Institutionalized
▪ Not easily changed, solidly grounded
▪ Very dramatic events are usually what cause change
• Revolutions, to specifically change the regime
• Removal by war: want to totally change the regime (US and Iraq)
o Usually not successful
▪ Regimes are firmly embedded
o Government
▪ The leadership in charge of running the state
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Document Summary
America: history of colonialism: other states took away their sovereignty, see a mistrust from the west, states not supposed to interfere with the sovereignty of other states. If you were a state, you have to recognize the sovereignty of other states. States vs. regimes vs. governments: terms used interchangeably but not the same, how is a regime different from a state, regime: the fundamental rules and norms of politics. Have not existed for most of political history. The state is a given, may not stay that way. In the past had tribes, empires, city-states, monarchies, etc. 1500, get the new european development: dominated human civilization the age of discovery/exploration. European powers set out to discover the new world". Sovereign states start to develop: a completely new system. Treaty of westphalia- 1648: brought to end the destructive religious wars, the 30 years war: established the legal basis for modern statehood.
