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SUPA 5301 Lesson 8
Perspectives on Urban Politics
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08/02/2009

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Banfield & Wilson
Definition
Which two prominent scholars hold the perspective that political conflict is the essence of urban government?
Term

conflict side

"cleavages"

Definition
Banfield & Wilson's perspective focuses on the _______ _____ of urban politics; what they call "___________".
Term
Peterson
Definition
Which author viewed urban politics as being driven by economics, and that political conflicts are somewhat irrelevant?
Term
economics
Definition
Peterson's view of urban 'politics' are based on _________.
Term

outside forces

external economic forces

Definition
Peterson believed political destiny is determined by _______ _______ and by _______ _______ _______.
Term
politics and economics
Definition
The Regime Theory is a move toward cooperation, rather than conflict. It combines ________ and ________.
Term
Professor Stone
Definition
Who is the primary proponent of the Regime Theory?
Term
community
Definition
Professor Stone's perspective was that we must bring together the forces in the _______ that have influence and can move the community forward.
Term

1.) governing coalitions

2.) cooperative coalitions between political, economic, and civic forces

Definition

Stone's focuse was on the

1.)__________

2.) _____________

 

Term

Social Control

Public Services

Conflict Management

Economic Development

Definition
What are the four functions of government?
Term
Social Control
Definition
Which function of government focuses on the regulation of individual behavior? (Ex: schools, economic institutions, families)
Term
Public Services
Definition
Which function of government is known as the services needed in society such as police protection, fire protection, parks, and garbage collections?
Term
Conflict Management
Definition
The function of government that responsible for managing disputes between groups and interests is ________ ________.
Term
Economic Development
Definition
Which function of government facilitates commerce?
Term

1.) rule of law: government establish laws, write laws, and in a sense have replaced all other norms in our society

2.) the universality of government

3.) government monopolizes legitimate force and coercion 

Definition
What three factors give the government more extensive power, thus making them different as a mechanism for social control?
Term
Conflict Management
Definition
According to Banfield and Wilson, the most important function of government is __________.
Term

Density

Size

Heterogeneity

Definition
According to sociologist Louis Wirth, urbanism is characterized by ________, ________, and ________.
Term
conflict managment
Definition
Banfield and Wilson thought that without _______ ________ you will have anarchy, revolts, and riots.
Term
Integration
Definition
Brian Jones added another dimension in our understanding of urbanism; which is __________.
Term

No.

He means that an urban community requires a minimal level of integration in order for it to be a workable community.

Definition
Is Brian Jones talking about racial integration when he adds integration as a dimension in our understanding of urbanism?
Term

communication

transportation

Definition
Integration is really a function of _________ and ________.
Term
James Savara
Definition
The scholar, _______ _______, contends that much of politics is also characterized by cooperation
Term
Great Depression
Definition
It wasn't until the ______ _______ that the national government became extensively involved in the economic sector.
Term
Paul Peterson
Definition
Some scholars, notably ______ _______ view economic development as the principle function of city government.
Term
Economic development
Definition
_________ _________ is the fastest growing sector in the public service.
Term

1.) Conflict Resolution

2.) Who gets what and why?

3.) The authoritative allocation of values

4.) Scope of governmental activity

Definition
What are the four definitions of politics?
Term
Conflict resolution
Definition
________ _______ introduces to us the notion of pluralism
Term
group
Definition
Moving from the individual level to the _____ level is what pluralism is all about.
Term
Pluralism
Definition
_________ is nothing more than an amalgamation of special interest groups in America.
Term

social

political

Definition
Conflict resolution sees the economic diversification in society as resulting in _______ and _______ stratification; which in turn results in the emergence of competition and conflict among groups
Term
Dahl
Definition
Who argues that competition and conflict results in a political equilibrium?
Term
Who gets what and why?
Definition
Political Scientists study power; their job is to find out ___________.
Term
The authoritative allocation of values
Definition
This definition of politics views politics and its study related to the allocation of values, and the moral values inherent in key debates.
Term
moral
Definition
Politicians do not like to deal with _____ values because you can't compromise.
Term
compromise
Definition
Politicians like to see items on the agenda that they can _______.
Term
Scope of governmental activity
Definition
We can define expansion, maintenance, or contraction in the _____________.
Term

expanded

contracted

Definition
Scope of governmental activity simply means that one side of the political spectrum wants to see the government _______; while the other side want to see it _________
Term
Libertarians
Definition
The only ones who are consistent in not wanting the government to do much of anything is the _________.
Term
city politics
Definition
Paul Peterson argued that ____ ______ is not like national politics
Term
City Limits
Definition
Paul Peterson's book ________ _______ is stemmed from his argument that city government is a limited government.
Term
economic forces
Definition
Peterson felt that city governments are faced with external forces, primarily ______ _______; over which they have little control
Term
Paul Peterson
Definition
Who argues that "policies and programs can be said to be in the interest of cities whenever the policies maintain and enhance the economic position, social prestige or political power of a city taken as a whole."
Term
enhance
Definition
Peterson argues that the only thing important in local politics are policies that ________ the position of the city.
Term

1.) developmental policies: enhance the city's productivity

2.) redistributive policies: have an adverse affect on the city; use tax revenues to subsidize the poor

3.) allocational policies: are neutral

Definition
What are the three different types of policies cities can adopt? What would they do?
Term
allocational policies
Definition
Peterson's ________ ________ are those in which Banfield and Wilson would call public services.
Term
Robert Dahl
Definition
Who can probably be called the father of pluralism?
Term
network of civic organizations
Definition
In addition to the economic sector and the governmental sector, Professor Stone also talks about the _____________; which directs much of the discussion and public debates on policy issues.
Term
citizens
Definition
According to Brian Jones, city government has a direct impact on ________.
Term

location

space

Definition
Brian Jones points out that a distinctive feature of city government involves _______ and _______.
Term

vertical

horizontal

Definition
Brian Jones noted that intergovernmental relations at the city level are both _______ and ________.
Term
Vertical
Definition
The relationship between the city government, state government, and federal government is said to be _______.
Term
horizontal
Definition
When cities deal with other local governments, it is called a _______ relationship.
Term
private sector
Definition
Stone and Peterson argue that power resides mainly in the __________.
Term

1.) we have part time and amateur politics

2.) that the city government is ran by administrators

Definition
The major characteristics, as it pertains to elected officials, is that __________ and _________.
Term

Community Power Structure

Political Machine and Municipal Reform

Comparative Policy Analysis

Public Choice

Definition
What are the four approaches to urban politics discussed on our lesson?
Term
Robert Dahl
Definition
________ argues that there are different sets of policy areas and that different actors emerge as influential in these different policy areas in his book Who Governs?.
Term
Robert Waste
Definition
_________points out that a gross shortcoming of Peterson is his failure to recognize regulatory policies; those policies that place limits on individuals and businesses.
Term
autonomous
Definition
Robert Waste's _____ policies are basically what we would call allocational policies or housekeeping policies.
Term
pork barrel
Definition
Robert Waste's ________policies are developmental policies; they're policies that help the entire city.
Term
routine
Definition
Robert Waste's _______ policy would be other developmental policies.
Term
redistributive
Definition
Robert Waste's _________ policies are social and welfare services.
Term
toxic barrel
Definition
Robert Waste's ________ policies are in many cases developmental policies that adversely affect the whole city.
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