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PSC 371: Seminar in World Politics & Terrorism
leftover effects of Portuguese Empire less violent huge factor in Portuguese wealth during Empire language Portuguese, not Spanish economic dependency on few exports role of military slavery observed by Darwin environmental damage from growth period of 1970s race as a continuum, not a cleavage whites, mestizos, natives role of women welfare largely limited to urban workers urbanization on large scale populist benefits liable to cause debt Constitution 1988 did not specify relations of institutions Church separated, not an issue Centralized on Presidency Executive legislation & emergency decrees but implementation by 26 states 1997 multiple terms allowed Bureaucracies provide services for fees, relatively efficient clientelism often means favoritism, corruption military as subgovernment police responsible for many homicides police & gendarmerie separated but both are national - not local as in US. Reps can move to new district ballots blank for write-ins lack of distinction between chambers weak legislature homogeneous ethnicity racial divide is hidden, say critics media funded by and supportive of government participation by violent protest or passivity Top of Page
role of caudillo role of police role of military extremes of urban and rural extremes of rich & poor role of populism and clientelism populism & protectionism v neoliberalism Top of Page
Bedouin tradition of hospitality early twentieth century, nomadic tribes in desert kingdom quickly won by fighting pact with Wahhabism instant wealth from oil symbiotic relationship with US oil companies oil for security pact with US tensions over Israel, e.g. embargo