CPO 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Bitcoin, Fidel Castro, Liberal Democracy

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Comparative Politics
• Course: CPO 2001
• Professor: Conor O'Dwyer

Document Summary

Political attitudes- pace and scope of change (radicals, liberals, conservatives, reactionaries) Political ideologies- ideal relation between freedom and equality for individuals and the proper role of political institutions (liberalism, communism, social democracy, fascism, anarchism) Social democracy limits freedom more than liberal democracy. Political attitudes: concern the speed and means of political change (better to think of as a circle) Radical: they suspect the system is rigged from the inside, a lot of change very quickly, completely uproot system, extreme and violent (cid:12254) Liberal: slower pace of change, reform and policy xes within the system (cid:12254) Women"s su rage movement: organizing non violently, building consensus, pushing for long term goal. Conservative: no change necessary, skeptical about progress, the existing order is good. Attempt to change the existing system will have unintended consequences and will undo the bene ts. (cid:12254) Wanting to go back to the past. (cid:12254)