1. Key Concepts in Political Science

2. 1.Power 2. State 3. Nation

3. Power: Power is the ability to influence an outcome Power involves the exercise of volition Power-latent or manifest Different types of power blended together

4. Types of power: Force-physical means Persuasion-non physical Manipulation- non physical, agent use power Exchange- use of power through incentives

5. 2. State: Ultimate rule setting and rule enforcing Unitary, federal, or confederal Sovereignty is the actual ability of states Legitimacy is the belief by citizens

6. State: A political institution Specific area Government United masses of people Sovereign power Unitary, Federal, Non-Federal

7. State formation, development and change: Latin America New states in Africa and Asia Turkey- Ottoman including Syria, Lebanon, Iraq

8. Are state is the most important agent? MNC’s Non-governmental Organizations Intergovernmental organizations

9. Sovereignty and legitimacy: Traditional meaning State may or may not carry out these tasks Failed state Legitimacy

10. Does culture shape the decisions of states: Citizens in general Decision makers within the government

11. States are declines/replaced by other organization? James Rosenau- Technological development Global problems Citizens tendencies to look entities Strengthening of the resources and appeals Increasing know-how on the part of citizens

12. Nation: Derived from “Natio” State and nationality = nation Nation is politically organized Burges and Gumplowiz believed the main difference between nation and nationality is the size of their population

13. Culture, ethnicity, history May or may not have their own state Abstract Cultural elements Nation is ethnic but state may include more nation

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