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States
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- 1Nationalism and ViolenceRise and expansion of ethnic violence linked to modernity (especially rise of nation state)
- 2Dramatic social changes (modernity) that led to this riseIndustrialization & Economic Development
State Building
Nationalism
Mass Education
Mass Organized Religions - 3These promoted ethnic violence in 3 main waysIdentity
Motivation
Resource Mobilization - 4IdentitiesRise of Collective Identities (replaced local identities)
Necessary Condition: ethnic violence motivated by communal difference - 5MotivationEmotional prejudice
Strong Identities: Grievances (people more concerned about community) & Obligations (protect community)
Comparisons: Of elite positions
Nationalism: nationalist violence - 6Resource Mobilizationorganizational, communication and human resources org for large-scale violence
political openings: violence against "others" by nation-minded states; co-nationals too - 7The State Weberian DefinitionCentral concept: basis of power, formal political institution, affects social relations
Pol org with a monopoly of the legitimate use of force within a territory - 8Three main components of the state1. Formal political org
2. monopoly of legitimate force
3. Territoriality - 9Limited StatesFew states conform to ideal type (closest in western Europe and north America)
limited state presence (northern Uganda, northern Canada) - 10Failed StatesStates have broken down; individuals compete for lack of control
ex: somalia - 11Components of the StateGovernment: leaders of state
Administration: bureaucracy
Military and Police: maintain order
Judiciary: interpret/enforce laws
Subcentral govt: tentacles of govt
legislature: people who make laws - 12GovernmentGroup of people controlling the state and implementing political decisions
- 13RegimeThe rules that dictate how the govt makes decisions, how they implement them, and how they come to power
- 14Bureaucratic Organization (Weberian View)Basis of effective action
- 15State-Society Relations (Weberian View)Another source of power
- 16Development The Rise of States (Weberian View)States as reason for successful development of Western Europe
Phenomenal organizational technology
Factors that caused bureaucratic national states to arise in Europe - 17Influence of states across time Levy, Leibfried, NullmeierNo attention until 70s
Hot topic in 80s: influential actor
Since 1990s, neoliberals claim states obsolete -> Globalization
international environment shape states - 18Persistence of States Levy, Leibfried, and NullmeierContinue to perform a number of functions despite globalization (education, laws, military)
CHANGING: less interference, more regulation of markets - 19Conclusion about statesStates are changing but remain influential and fundamental political institution
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