PO101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Civil Liberties, Individual And Group Rights
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Politics, government, democratic government, power, authority (traditional; charismatic, rational legal), coercion, influence, legitimacy, state, sovereignty, nation-state, international system, values. 3 different terms that are used interchangeable and should be: nation, nation state and state. Nation: group of people share a national identity based on, race, religion, language etc. State: a defined territory where as a governing authority has authority. viewed as levitate internally and externally. There is no higher from of power in a county. The state has monopoly on use of force (coercion) within a county. Nation state: group of people sharing an identity and a state. State where people who only follow the same ideals live. Group of people share a national identity based on, race, religion, language etc. What are functions of the state: provide security for the citizens. If you cannot protect your own citizens, people will question your legitimacy.
