01:790:390 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Sam Huntington, Neoliberalism, Democracy Promotion
28 Dec 2016
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Chapter 1 of politics in the developing world. Analytical approaches to the study of politics in the developing world. Modernization- 1950s, mainstream liberal pro-capitalist point of view. Dependency theory- critical, marxist inspired approach -> state focused marxist. Politics- the process of government/power relations, and struggles. Rational choice theory- people try to be rational utility maximizers. Post wwii- us/ussr became superpowers, decolonization began. Comparative politics used to be highly parochial, concerned with legal historical development of governing institutions, not systematically comparative. Tried to become more behavioral/scientific, trace and model modernization. Gabriel almond"s model was influenced by easton"s systems theory and structural functionalism. Distinguished political functions and examined their relationship. Political development could be process which these functions increasingly associated with specialized structure. Some criticize other parts, such as too diverse. This form of theory in decline by 1960"s. Modernization revisionism- criticizes modernization for oversimplified notions of tradition. Dependency theory a reaction to modernization theory.
