POL 1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Transnationalism, Ecocentrism, Deterritorialization
13 Oct 2015
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Kinds of states: federation: decentralized with multiple levels of government, powers are within a, unitary states: more centralized constitution. Federalism: found mainly in federations, sometimes found in other forms of gov, self and shared rule, share certain aspects but still have a level of autonomy, living together yet living apart, weaker threat of authoritarianism/tyranny. Confederation: union of states or political communities that decide to come together to pool their sovereignty together through coding some of their sovereignty into certain shared institutions, ex european union. Eu: european commission: they set the agenda, negotiate treaties etc, essentially the governing body of the eu, 28 members, 1 rep fro each state fixed terms. A value or belief system that is much more broad than just an opinion. It"s a collection of values about the organization of political life, in which we choose to see politics through. They guide political action buy suggesting where to move towards in order to obtain the.
