Political Science 3366E Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Structural Violence, Dependency Theory, Primordialism
3 Nov 2017
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Power: sun tzu, kautilya, thucydides, machiavelli, morgenthau. Conflict: power acquisition, maintenance, and expansion, opportunity: imbalance or vacuum. Ayoob & holsti = consolidate and expand the westphalian state. Conflict: anarchy = lack of sovereign authority to enforce, need for more than power = order, ideology, profit, etc, failed and weak states = failure of order and preservation. Mills & chomsky: undemocratic capitalist business group and government allies. Tilly: modernization = strong governments > conflict to consolidate. Conflict = between elites; failed elites" peace management. Democracy = competition among groups to determine public policy. Competition between groups, especially minorities in a state. Conflict: mobilization of resources/potential to press demands against the state, especially authoritarian states. Conflict = class conflict between capitalist and proletariat. Nigmendra narain, poli sci, 3366, 2017-18: page 1 of 3. Mao: class struggle between first world and third world states. Hegemony = impose and legitimize one groups" interests and universal and incontestable.
