Comparative Politics Questions

Give a historical example of Totalitarianism.

... (Copenhagen School of Security Studies)Provides a conceptual framework to analyse how certain issues are elevated to the status of security threats through speech acts.

Security & Democracy"Security is socially constructed to ... extraordinary actions that lead to the erosion of civil liberties and the concentration of power in the hands of a few."

What is A way of organising public policy making involving the close cooperation of major economic interests within a formal government apparatus that is capable of concerting the main economic groups so that they can jointly formulate and implement binding policies ?

Security & Democracy"Security is socially constructed to legitimize extraordinary actions that lead to the erosion of civil liberties and the concentration of ... in the hands of a few."

Security & Democracy"Security is socially ... to legitimize extraordinary actions that lead to the erosion of civil liberties and the concentration of power in the hands of a few."

What is a large institutional groups play the role of para-public agencies that provide public services with financial and other help from the state: neither purely private nor public, but a mixture of both. Eg. The Catholic and Protestant Churches in Germany collect taxes through the state, and provide social services in return?

What is more visible, more active but less effective on public policies that pressure groups?

Pressure groups undermine democracies by conspiring against the ... interest

Securitization (Copenhagen School of Security Studies)Provides a conceptual framework to analyse how certain issues are elevated to the status of security threats through ...

What is this political group? Pressure groups that ally themselves with a political party, the best examples being trade unions and left parties, and business organisations and right parties. Many groups try to maintain a non-aligned status if they can, because they want to work with whichever party is in power.

How do pressure groups sustain democracies? By articulating public ...

Voluntary organisations● Episodic groups● Pressure groups● Interest groups● Aligned groups● Social movements● Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)● Civil society● Lobbying● ... groups● Para-government

What is this political group? Groups that are not usually politically active but become so when the need arises.

All of the following are true regarding the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) EXCEPT

Private interest groups have the best opportunity to freely compete for public support and demand action from the state in which of the following countries?

Interest groups interact with the government in both Russia and China in a system best described as

Student-led protests in Beijing and other cities led to a national movement in China for democracy in 1989. These events are collectively known as the

Which of the following best describes what the Center Party Candidate won?

An electoral system based on proportional representation often promotes