political timed test
POLI -103 Contemporary political ideologies
Maryanne Cliche Mcliche@coquitlamcollege.com
• URL: https://c4.coquitlamcollege.com/
• COURSE NAME = POLI-103
• ENROLLMENT KEY =
ACCESS TO C4
• 1. INTRODUCTION • 2. RECAP • 3. DEMOCRACY • A) Origins & Definition • B) Evolution • C) 3 Conceptions of democracy • 4. HUMAN NATURE & FREEDOM • 5. HOMEWORK
PLAN FOR TODAY
HOMEWORK- FOLLOW-UP
1-What is a political ideology?
2- Where does it come from?
3- Why is the study of politics
and ideologies so linked together?
RECAP
Why Contemporary
Ideologies?
• Ideas rule the world
• To help us understand ourselves & create our own beliefs
• To help us understand the world we live in
4 Functions of Ideologies
4 Functions
= Making sense of the world
4 Functions
= Evaluating social conditions
4 Functions
= Providing a sense of identity
4 Functions
= Linking ideas to actions
Ideologies and the conceptions of Human Nature & Freedom
= Every ideologies has a very specific beliefs about Human Nature and Freedom
Ideologies & Human Nature
E.g. What are humans capable of, how do they think and interact, are they inherently good or bad? Are they likely to be self-centered or will they rather put forward the interest of the group and the community?
Ideologies & Freedom
VAGENT GOAL OBSTACLE
Feminism & Freedom
V
WOMEN TO LIVE IN A SOCIETY THAT REWARDS THE CAPACITY OF WOMEN
SEXISM
AGENT OBSTACLE
GOAL
Challenges /Complexities
• 1. Dynamic concept
• 2. Other powerful ideas are not ideologies
• 3. Difficult to implement in reality
DEMOCRACY
Greece in the 5th century BC
DEMOCRACY - ORIGINS
DEMOCRACY - ORIGINS
DEMOS = PEOPLE
KRATIA = TO RULE
Often referred to as : Government of the people, by the people
WHAT IS DEMOCRACY - VIDEO
Roman Empire 27 BC-476 AD
Middle Ages 5th - 15th century
Renaissance 14th-17th century
American War of Independence 1776
Bill of rights 1791
French Revolution 1789-1799
Industrial revolution 1760-1840
The World Wars (1914-1918 and 1939-1945)
Cold War 1947-1991
DEMOCRACY - EVOLUTION
Often referred to as : Government of the people, by the people
THREE CONCEPTIONS OF
DEMOCRACY
1. Liberal democracy
1. Liberal democracy
= Liberal democracy is based on the recognition of individual rights and freedoms, in which decisions from direct or representative processes prevail in many policy areas.
Source: Collins dictionary online
2. Social democracy
2. Social democracy
= Social democracy is a ‘’political system according to which social justice and equality can be achieved within the framework of a market economy.’’
Source: Collins dictionary online
3. People’s democracy
3. People’s democracy
= ‘’A country or form of government in transition from bourgeois democracy to socialism. In this stage there is more than one class, the largest being the proletariat, led by the Communist Party, which is therefore the dominant power.’’
Source: Collins dictionary online
DEMOCRACY ON HUMAN NATURE &
FREEDOM
DEMOCRACY ON HUMAN NATURE
1. All humans are created equal
DEMOCRACY ON HUMAN NATURE
1. All humans are created equal
= Equality of opportunity and equality before the law
DEMOCRACY ON HUMAN NATURE
1. All humans are created equal
= Equality of opportunity and equality before the law
= Basic human rights such as the right to life, liberty, property, the pursuit of happiness and the right to vote
DEMOCRACY ON FREEDOM
1. Individual freedom is important (within the respect and boundaries of others’ individual freedom)
DEMOCRACY ON FREEDOM
All humans are created equal + Everyone has the right to freedom
= Everyone’s right to freedom is equal
DEMOCRACY – ORIGINS - VIDEO
HOMEWORK
1- Read Chapters 1-2 of your textbook
2- Consult the resources on C4
3- Identify 3 countries that have put in place a democratic regime over the past 50 years
4-Copy the definition of these words in your notebook: 1- Democracy 2-Rule of law 3-Governance 4- Constitution