BPS 1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Primordialism, Modernization Theory, Party System

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biopharmaceutical sciences
• Course: BPS 1101
• Professor: Andre Lecours

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Institutionalism: political analysis through the study of political institutions. Institutions are autonomous and the effect both actions and outcomes. Main difference is the constitutional division of labour between the national and sub- national gov"ts. there are many states that are not completely federal or not completely unitary. Lecture seven: political parties political party: see paper. Must gain control over gov"t power through the capture of public offices and the organization of gov"t. A cleavage is a division of interest or values within a polity opposing groups structurally, culturally, and organizationally. A party can emerge due to different social cleavages. it is basically the view or the side of the view that the party takes. Lecture nine: development development: crosses all sectors of society from human rights, to political issues, and social issue such as education and wealth and economic issue such as taxation. Improving the quality of people"s lives if the ultimate goal of development.