Legitimacy & Sources of Authority
Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People
A group formed by Ken Saro-Wiwa to challenge the government's use of oil revenues and neglect of environmental issues.
Legal authority
Authority based in laws, rules, and procedures, not in the heredity or personality of any individual leader.
Political consumerism
Boycotting
Rule of Law
Principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
Communism
a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
Charismatic authority
authority based on an individual's outstanding traits, which attract followers
Non-associational group
based on common interests and identities of ethinicity, region, religion, occupation, or kinship
Cleavages
factors that separate groups
Traditional authority
legitimate power conferred by custom and accepted practice
Unconventional participation
relatively uncommon political behavior that challenges or defies established institutions and dominant norms
Collective action problem
the difficulty in organizing large groups because of the tendency of some individuals to freeload or slack off
Tienanmen Square
1989, protestors against the government, shot. Thousand killed others tortured
Political Participation
All the activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Nigerian poet and environmentalist trying to do things legally to make the oil companies environmentally aware
Channels of political access
The ways in which interest groups must be able to reach key policymakers.
Black Market
a market in which goods are sold illegally
Conservatism
a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
Socialism
a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
Free Market Capitalism
an economic and political system characterized by a free market for goods and services and private control of production and consumption
State capitalism
an economic and political system in which companies are privately owned but cooperate closely with the government
Mixed economy
an economic system that combines private and state enterprises
Liberalism
an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard
Reactionary
an extreme conservative
Political Culture
an overall set of values widely shared within a society
Village communities
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Direct Socialization
direct enforcing what is to be done, popular in tolitarian states
GONGOs
government organized non governmental organizations
Socialist market economy
gradual infusion of capitalism while still retaining state control
Modernization
making modern in appearance or behavior
NGO
non-governmental organization
Coinciding cleavages
A division that strengthens feelings of difference and discrepancy, weakening society.
Command economy
An economic system in which the government controls a country's economy.
Libertarianism
An ideology that cherishes individual liberty and insists on minimal government, promoting a free market economy, a noninterventionist foreign policy, and an absence of regulation in moral, economic, and social life.
Cross cutting cleavages
Divisions within society that cut across demographic categories to produce groups that are more heterogeneous or different.
Corporatism
a political system in which interest groups become an institutionalized part of the state or dominant political party
State controlled corporatism
a political system in which interest groups become an institutionalized part of the state or dominant political party
Fascism
a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
Anomic group
a single issue movement
Interest articualtion
citizens express their policy making needs to the government
Prebendalsim
client patron relationship causes feelings of entitlement from state
Social welfare capitalist system
economic activity is based on capitalist principles, but government policies establish social programs that provide significant welfare benefits and services
Bazaari merchants
economically powerful group in Iran
Mass media
forms of communication, such as newspapers and radio, that reach millions of people
Pluralist interest group systems
have several features involving both how interests are organized and how they participate in the political process
Mass mobilization campaign
intensive, large-scale disruption implemented by grass-roots leaders during the Maoist regime
Constitution
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
ejidatarios
people who received collective land grants in Mexico
Democracy movement
protests by Chinese students and others that culminated in the Tiananmen Square disaster of 1989 in Beijing
Civil society
society created when citizens are allowed to organize and express their views publicly as they engage in an open debate about public policy
Clientelism
the exchange of material resources for political support
Political Socialization
the process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions
Agents of Socialization
the social institutions, including families and schools, that help shape individuals' basic political beliefs and values
Political terror tactics
the use of fear in order to change political rules or destroy a system
Conventional participaiton
those activites of citizens that attempt to influence government, like voting
patron client relationships
top leaders (patrons) mobilize political support by providing resources to their followers (clients) in exchange for political loyalty.
Legitimacy
undisputed credibility
Kaduna Mafia
very powerful interest group of northerners that was highly influential in Babangida years
Indirect Socialization
when political views are inadvertently molded by our experiences
