POLS 2000 Lecture 2: Why Government?

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2000
• Professor: Bramlett

Document Summary

Collective action a coordinated group action that is designed to achieve a common goal that individuals acting on their own could not otherwise obtain. A coordinated effort to protect yourself and protect resources. Suspending civil liberty in the name of protection. A coordinated group action that is designed to achieve a common goal that individuals acting on their own could not otherwise obtain. Military - you can"t secure the nation by yourself. The ability to protect, preserve, or maintain control something of value. State security (border protection), regime security (ability to hold on to power - not necessarily a place), national security (protection of interest of group that exist within and across state borders), individual security (individual physical security, financial security) A reserve of power an individual can call upon to achieve goals. Presidents have most political capital at the beginning of a presidency. Helpful for understanding that power can be very different (ex. president vs. prime minister vs. oligarch)