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According to B. Anderson, the nation is an “imagined community”; it exists when a group of people believe that they belong to a community of individuals with a common history, culture, ethnicity, etc. Generally, the following is a list of steps that are taken as nations begin to develop. NB: This might be helpful for [...Read more...]
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Here is a list of definitions I compiled to help me study for the midterm for my Political Science 100 class. A lot of these definitions may not apply to you, but it’s still good to review common terms in politics. Chapter 1: Understanding Politics Politics – activity related to influencing, making or implementing collective [...Read more...]
Image source Greetings, fellow people who read this blog. This time, I have decided to return to a political commentary, and talk about the Tea Party Movement in the US. Recently, this movement has begun to gather attention with its recent primary wins in preparation for the 2010 Congressional mid-term elections. As well, one of [...Read more...]
Resource used: Politics, Power and the Common Good: An Introduction to Political Science (2nd Ed.) by Eric Mintz, David Close, Osvaldo Croci Here are some of the notes I typed up whilst reading this chapter. Hopefully they will be helpful for revision. J The State State – an independent, self-governing political community whose governing institutions [...Read more...]