Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Civil Society
30 Aug 2018
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Politics limited to activities of the state/legal system/armed forces/ judiciary. Narrow de nition: when only one of ^ is involved. Civil society: organized groups in society that are outside of the gov. Businesses, ngos, religious groups, sports organization, pta, etc. = just as much politics as gov policies. People, resource, power = politics (i. e. : family politics: international community. Is the art of peaceful resolution of con ict; central role for state. = non political actors engaging in coercion, violent protest, crushing of descent, suppression of minorities, etc. Each answer will have advantages and disadvantages. Disadvantages to ^ example: state: no strong tradition of peaceful con icts. Politics: any activity involving the use of or struggle for power (ie- credit in group. Tuesday, september 12, 2017 project: the personal is political > it can be. Is politics inevitable: yes if politics = di erence/con icts between people in a setting of scarce resources.
