Political Science 3363F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Concentric Zone Model, Elite Theory, Elite
12 Oct 2016
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Ability to mobilize resources and populations to achieve an objective. Legitimate vs. illegitimate: democracy vs. other settings. Informal ability to influence direction/ decisions of government: formal authoritative role, hard power coercion, soft power ability to influence. Tradition / social norms i. e. patriarchy, monarchs. Yes: setting agendas, determining what gets deliberated, utilizi(cid:374)g (cid:862)slack(cid:863) resources. No: power is relational, dominance by others. Universal scientific laws of urban growth -> no room for political science. Factory houses of factory workers well of residential homes commuters in office jobs. People"s choice of where they live is a product of what they do, cities evolve like an organism and no political choice. Elections are unimportant politics are everywhere; the elections are just a formality that leads influence to the political elites. Military industrial complex that is completely autonomous from political control from the people; experts were able to get politicians to achieve own objectives.
