1. WHAT: WINE AND CHEESE WHERE: WEMPLE STUDENT LOUNGE WHEN: OCT. 7 @ 7:30-10:30 WHY: HAVE FUN AND LEARN! ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: EVAN KENYON ekenyon@uwo.ca OR KINGS POLI SCI CLUB-kingspolisci@kucsc.comKENYON ekenyon@uwo.ca KINGS POLI SCI CLUB PRESENTS : THE FACEOFF OF SENATORS McCAIN VS OBAMA

2. THE STATE

3. Revisiting the Definition of the State Territory, force, laws and sovereignty Autonomous political unit Sovereignty Functions State and government

4. Theories of the State Pluralist Elitist State as autonomous

5. So where does that leave us? Fundamental building blocks of political science. Primary organizing method of politics in the global context The state and modernity

6. The State in Three Worlds First World: Legal Rationalist State Second World: Russian and Chinese Models (and the challenge of post- communism) The Third World: The Politics of Economics –Oil exporters –Newly industrializing countries (NICs) –Least Developed Countries Oligarchy

7. The origins of the modern state Political change Civil society Modernization Revolution

8. 4 Historical Routes European liberal-democratic model Fascist model Communist model Third World model

9. Revolutions in 3 worlds First World: France 1789 Second World: Russia 1917 Iran 1979