SOSC 152

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SOSC 152

• Questions from students

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• In lecture 4, I am not sure about the concept
  "technocracy", it means the " technical
  bureaucracy", what does this"technical" mean?
  Does it mean that the bureaucracy has the
  knowledge of politics or just the knowledge of
  other technical things?
• Why in the socialist system, "destroying ballot"
  may be major election activity?
• What is the concept of "interest group", can you
  give me an example? Are the interest group
  nessary be in a formal political institutions?
  Why it is illegitimate in socialist states?
• What is "symbolic politics"? why the social
  movement is often involved in "mass protest"?

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• In lecture 7, "all channels are controlled by
  selectorates". Is that true? Why isn't there a
  automatic system like an exam and decide who can
  become elite?
• In lecture 6, the term "participation", does that
  mean the "mass" participation or the elite
  participation? or both? Because in Lecture 7, it
  says "participation as major way to articulate
  interest to elite".
• In lecture 7, what does "exit,voice, or
  loyalty"--the three options from the market place
  refer to?
• Why after revolution system modernizes, it need
  for more technical leaders?