Poli 130 UNC Exam 1 (Anderson)
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1. comparative poli- the study of similarities/differences in political developments among two or more
tics countries
2. Mills method of If two or more instances of the phenomenon under investigation have only one
agreement circumstance in common, the circumstance in which alone all the instances agree,
is the cause (or effect) of the given phenomenon.
this is called the comparative method and it is a way of examining patterns of facts
or events to narrow down what is important in terms of building a convincing
comparative politics argument.
3. Mills method of This method for causal analysis states that if an effect is present in one case but
difference not present in another similar case, we can look for a factor that is present in that
case that is not present in the other case and identify it as a probable cause of the
effect.
this is called the comparative method and it is a way of examining patterns of facts
or events to narrow down what is important in terms of building a convincing
comparative politics argument.
4. State is a community that successfully claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of
physical force in a given territory
5. regime set of formal and informal rules and norms that define where power is located
and how it is used
6. Government the set of leaders or political elites in charge of running the state
7. State scope different functions or goals taken on by the government (i.e. what does the state
do?)
the effectiveness of state scope is individualistic because East Asian states have
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scopes that range from minimal (Hong Kong) to highly interventionist (South
Korea) yet all they achieved extraordinarily high GDP per capita growth.
8. State capacity ability to plan and implement policies, enforces rules (i.e. how well can the state
get things done?)
- lack of state capacity in poor countries has come to haunt the developed world
much more directly
-Thus we should think of state capacity as a mostly uneven rather than a smooth
phenomenon, since it can vary so strongly from one type of state function to
another within the same country
9. State strength state strength is measured by
-policing/law enforcement
-taxation
-property rights
-bureaucracy
-public goods
-welfare
There is evidence, however, that the strength of state institutions is more impor-
tant, broadly speaking, than the scope of state functions.
10. "brown areas" areas within an otherwise strong state where the gov't's institutional capacity is
(Guillermo O' weak or non-existent
Donnell)
11. 1. Warlords a military commander, especially an aggressive regional commander with individ-
ual autonomy
12. Houthis Under the leadership of Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, the group emerged as an
opposition to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh, whom they charged
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with massive financial corruption and criticized for being backed by Saudi Arabia
and the United States at the expense of the Yemeni people and Yemen's sover-
eignty.
13. Protection racket an illegal system in which criminals threaten to harm you or your property if you
do not give them money
protection rackets, defined as sustained institutional arrangements through which
actors extract regular tribute from others actors in return for providing protection
from both themselves and other threats.
14. Bellicist model of His theory posits that the preparation for and conduct of wars in early modern
state building and modern Europe fueled a natural selection of states, whereby those states
that could develop the necessary infrastructures, institutions, and technologies to
extract resources for wars—namely coercion and capital—from their societies
swallowed up most of those states and state-like organizations that could not.
15. Total vs. limited 1. total war is war that is unrestricted in term of weapons used, the territory or
war combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws
of war are disregarded.
2. limited war is a war in which the weapons used, the nations or territory involved,
or the objectives pursued are restricted in some way, in particular one in which
the use of nuclear weapons is avoided.
16. Protections pacts with a protection pact at their disposal, public authorities can enjoy extraordinary
success in their efforts to "regulate, direct, conduct, rule, govern, manage, and
command"
- in sum, protection pacts provide the strongest coalitional basis for authoritarian
regimes both to extract resources from elites and to organize their most powerful
allies.
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1. comparative poli- the study of similarities/differences in political developments among two or more
tics countries
2. Mills method of If two or more instances of the phenomenon under investigation have only one
agreement circumstance in common, the circumstance in which alone all the instances agree,
is the cause (or effect) of the given phenomenon.
this is called the comparative method and it is a way of examining patterns of facts
or events to narrow down what is important in terms of building a convincing
comparative politics argument.
3. Mills method of This method for causal analysis states that if an effect is present in one case but
difference not present in another similar case, we can look for a factor that is present in that
case that is not present in the other case and identify it as a probable cause of the
effect.
this is called the comparative method and it is a way of examining patterns of facts
or events to narrow down what is important in terms of building a convincing
comparative politics argument.
4. State is a community that successfully claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of
physical force in a given territory
5. regime set of formal and informal rules and norms that define where power is located
and how it is used
6. Government the set of leaders or political elites in charge of running the state
7. State scope different functions or goals taken on by the government (i.e. what does the state
do?)
the effectiveness of state scope is individualistic because East Asian states have
, Poli 130 UNC Exam 1 (Anderson)
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scopes that range from minimal (Hong Kong) to highly interventionist (South
Korea) yet all they achieved extraordinarily high GDP per capita growth.
8. State capacity ability to plan and implement policies, enforces rules (i.e. how well can the state
get things done?)
- lack of state capacity in poor countries has come to haunt the developed world
much more directly
-Thus we should think of state capacity as a mostly uneven rather than a smooth
phenomenon, since it can vary so strongly from one type of state function to
another within the same country
9. State strength state strength is measured by
-policing/law enforcement
-taxation
-property rights
-bureaucracy
-public goods
-welfare
There is evidence, however, that the strength of state institutions is more impor-
tant, broadly speaking, than the scope of state functions.
10. "brown areas" areas within an otherwise strong state where the gov't's institutional capacity is
(Guillermo O' weak or non-existent
Donnell)
11. 1. Warlords a military commander, especially an aggressive regional commander with individ-
ual autonomy
12. Houthis Under the leadership of Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, the group emerged as an
opposition to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh, whom they charged
, Poli 130 UNC Exam 1 (Anderson)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_epb1n6
with massive financial corruption and criticized for being backed by Saudi Arabia
and the United States at the expense of the Yemeni people and Yemen's sover-
eignty.
13. Protection racket an illegal system in which criminals threaten to harm you or your property if you
do not give them money
protection rackets, defined as sustained institutional arrangements through which
actors extract regular tribute from others actors in return for providing protection
from both themselves and other threats.
14. Bellicist model of His theory posits that the preparation for and conduct of wars in early modern
state building and modern Europe fueled a natural selection of states, whereby those states
that could develop the necessary infrastructures, institutions, and technologies to
extract resources for wars—namely coercion and capital—from their societies
swallowed up most of those states and state-like organizations that could not.
15. Total vs. limited 1. total war is war that is unrestricted in term of weapons used, the territory or
war combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws
of war are disregarded.
2. limited war is a war in which the weapons used, the nations or territory involved,
or the objectives pursued are restricted in some way, in particular one in which
the use of nuclear weapons is avoided.
16. Protections pacts with a protection pact at their disposal, public authorities can enjoy extraordinary
success in their efforts to "regulate, direct, conduct, rule, govern, manage, and
command"
- in sum, protection pacts provide the strongest coalitional basis for authoritarian
regimes both to extract resources from elites and to organize their most powerful
allies.
