Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Liberal Democracy, Freedom Party Of Austria, Westphalian Sovereignty
3 May 2016
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State is distinguished from internal society, for which it provides rules and order and. State from the international shere, in which it competes with other states, in the absence of order. In comparative politics: states as units of analysis: compares units. Why some states have adopted different policies: studies politics under state-provided order. International relations: states within state system: begins with concept of anarchy, absence of order, examines state interactions in absence of rules and enforcement, consequences of that absence, has explored surprising sources of order. Used to think that there was no order in the world, now we know there is more international cooperation (ex europe) Connected in many ways: war drove state formation, changes character of states, globalization has weakened states (heywood, state failure- civil/international wars. What does sate do now compared to birth. Security challenges extend to all states- age of terrorism. State is not neutral because of this- economy generates hierarchy of classes.
