5th week posting : Hyewon Lee (이혜원)

MAIN TOPIC : Politics

2016.10.01. / Hyewon Lee (이혜원)

1_What I leaned with fifth week Wikipedia link.

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Max Weber divided authority into three sorts.

 Politics is the process  whereby groups of people, especially governments, make decisions. Politics can be observed in all groups' interaction. Power is not limited to a head of a country. Power is an ability to effect other's behavior. Authority. is right to exercise one's legitimate power. Max Weber tell three sorts of authority: Rational-legal, Traditional, charismatic authority. Government's authority give the right to exercise their power. Right is to force people to behave in certain ways. If people avoid to comply, government might use violence.
 And there are many types of government: Monarchy, democracy, totalitarianism, Oligarchy, communist state, and theocracy. I was surprised that there are no clear definition of monarchy and democracy.
 While I was reading this article, I thought about the importance of politics. We are living in a society, and politics might be how our society works. I was not interested in politics, but just grumbled about this society. I really realized if I have some dissatisfaction to society, I should concern about politics and participate in for better world through voting and so on.

2_Question about this week study.

 I really wonder that why monarchy and democracy don't have clear definition?

Thanks for reading my posting. : )