Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Jean Bodin, Chan-Dt, De Jure

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 1020E

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Week 2: history of the state, types & political. Lesson 1 - where did the state come from. Highest absolute perpetual power = highest authority in territory. De jure - legal right of power. De facto - actual distribution of power. State is largely based on negative justification. Ended thirty years war between some european states. Recognized leaders control of their territory & idea of non-interference. Max weber said state is combination of people, territory & sovereign authority. Also they claimed a monopoly of legitimate power. Lesson 2&3 - what are other ways to define the state. Hegelian idealism - built upon pre-existing structures. Functionalism - you get what you need, the state is a provider of order & stability. What threatens order? (marxists say class conflict) Organization - state as specific set of institutions. Features of the state - territory, people, sovereignty, public institutions & roles, domination, legitimacy.