GOVT 2306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Robert A. Dahl
8 Sep 2016
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High levels of political participation (mn, or, wa, wi) Tax rates high, intensive social services: individualistic. Moderate levels of political participation (ia, in, oh) What will government do for me: traditionalistic. Daniel elazar"s streams of political culture : subdividing texas into regions since not all texas is in the same cultures, overall texas is traditional (viewed by others) (map in book, suburban - individualistic, urban - moralistic, rural traditionalistic. Robert dahl vs. c. wright mills: only some people in government basically controls governments (elites said by c. Pluralist conclude that power is widely shared: there is no overarching group of elites, there are different ways to assess power (through groups) A set of predominant values, beliefs, rituals, and institutional procedures operates to the benefit of certain persons, groups and perspectives at the expense of others. The nature of power in government: applications for texas state politics.
