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IR395 - Midterm definitions
Governance, Leadership and Power in Africa and the Caribbean (Heywood)
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International Studies
Undergraduate 2
03/07/2012

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Civil Society
Definition
"The wide array of non-governmental and not-for-profit organizations that have a presence in public life, expressing the interests and values of their members or others, based on ethical, cultural, political, scientific, religious, or philanthropic considerations... " (World Bank)
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The State
Definition
A sovereign POLITICAL entity that has the following characteristics and powers (aka imperative according to Young): hegemony, autonomy, security, legitimacy, the right to extract revenues, and the ability to promote the general accumulation process.
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Hegemony
Definition
total control
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Sovereignty
Definition
having the authority to take action internally and externally
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Autonomy
Definition
making decisions without outside input
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Security
Definition
protecting your freedom with some sort of army (1960s - Caribbean Federation)
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Mercantilism
Definition
positive trade relationship between colony and colonizer (NOT independent trade)
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Legitimacy
Definition
official recognition of authority of "mother country" by colony and its civil society
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Right to Extract Revenues
Definition
after slavery ends poor IMMIGRANTS were brought in order to maintain this right -> allowed for the continued cheapness of keeping up plantations which continued to be main revenue resources
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Ability to Promote the General Accumulation Process
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credit, banks, and other institutions that ensure that wealth is maintained even during low accumulation periods
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Attributes of The State
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territory; population; sovereignty; power, law, state as nation; state as international actor; state as idea; state as theatre; state as person
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Attributes of the Colonial State
Definition
absence of sovereignty (how much is controlled by colonizer vs. colonized); undeveloped idea of a nation (no self-determination); no external presence (excluded from foreign affairs); exhibited a high degree of hegemony and was autonomous
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