POL 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Human Security, Reform Government Of New Zealand, Totalitarianism
18 Apr 2016
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Political conflict: a dispute/disagreement, usually involving groups and the state, over something government is doing or proposes to do. In canada, usually takes place within formal governmental institutions, stays within the limits of the law and is peaceful. Political protest: oppositional political action that takes place outside formal channels, generally seeking to have government make significant changes in its policies. Petitions, legally approved demonstrations, and voluntary boycotts of certain products/firms. Civil disobedience: deliberate law-breaking that accepts punishment by state authorities as part of the action. Analyzing contentious politics the hallmarks of democratic politics. To most people, seeking the common good suggests reasoned deliberation and debate, which are. However, this often tends to be supplemented by more contentious politics. The usually disruptive, direct, and highly conflictive ways that people advance their claims on elites, authorities, and opponents, ranging from peaceful political protest to wars and other lethal conflicts. Protest for political action has the following characteristics:
