Comparative Political Systems
Comparative Political Systems
2013-2014
2013-2014
Outline
Comparative Political Systems II
LGS 202 – Credits 3 (2013-2014)
Francisco José Leandro (利天佑), PhD francisco.leandro@usj.edu.mo The State Theory
Elements of State
Territory, Population, Sovereignty, Political Organization & Government
Citizenship & and Fundamental Rights
Types of State
Unitarian, Unitarian with regions, Regional, Confederation, Federation
State Powers and Functions
Legislative, Executive, Judicial, and International
Nationalism
Nation-State, Concept, Types, Nationalism and Globalization
The Crisis of State
The Nation-State crisis
The welfare State crisis
The crisis of power
The crisis of the relation State-society
Copyright Decree-Law nr 43/99/M of August 16, 1999, article 63 (2) - Copyright Law © Francisco Leandro, 2014
Comparative Political Systems
Comparative Political Systems
2013-2014
2013-2014
Learning objectives
2. Identify the basic types of State and transitional entities
3. Understand the concept of Nationalism
4. Describe the State basic functions and powers
5. Describe the current crisis of State
State
(Permanent)
Institutions
1. Identify and relate the elements of the State
(Static)
Citizens
Political System
(Dynamic interplay of people’s ideas and interests based on an arrangement: the whole process of demand and response)
System of Government
Ideology
Constitution
System of Parliament
COMPLEX
(Structural Aspects)
Electoral System
INTERDEPENDENT
Political Parties &
Interest Groups
STABLE
Comparative Political Systems
Comparative Political Systems
2013-2014
2013-2014
State Theory – Elements of State
State Theory – Elements of State
Permanent
Population
Sovereignty
Defined
Territory
Political
Authority
Feudalism:
City-State had no borders but rulers Air, land and waters physical