GVPT 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: World Government, Transnationalism, World Trade Organization
4 Mar 2016
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Bellist argument: war made the state and the state made war (charles tilly) State like entities were most successful at waging war; so they survived, while other forms of political organization fell away. Developed standing armies, centralized admin structures (included rationalized bureaucracy- look at people"s skills and abilities and create segments within bureaucracy, capability to tax the countryside (very important-mobilize resources) After westphalia, the sovereign state spread to other parts of the world, mostly through modernization, imperialism and trade. Facilitated by rise of nationalism: nations should have their own sovereign states. Number of states rapidly increased in 19th and 20th centuries, especially after ww2. Somalia: other states need to recognize you as a state to be successful. Contested states-e. g. kosovo, palestine: multiple claims on them, may be recognized by some and not all. Theory- an explanation for why or how outcomes occur: can be predictive or uncertain. Variable- a factor that changes and can be measured.
