Index: Political Authority
This page forms part of the alphabetical index to the patterns of power commentaries and blog posts.
Main Sections
Issues
a definition, (6.1.1)
a form of power, (2.7)
analysis structure, (6.1.4)
Austerity, (6.2.4.2), (6.4.2.2), (9.4); also see entry in Index-A-B and citations in blog posts
Authoritarianism, (6.3.1) and see Index-Authoritarianism
Capitalism, (6.2.2), and see entry in Index-C
Confrontation in politics, (6.3.2.8), (6.4.2.6)
Democracy, (6.3.2)
Direct democracy, (6.5.2)
economic accountability, (3.3.9), (6.8.5.3)
economic decision-making, (3.1.2), (3.3.8), (6.7.1), (6.7.8) and see Index-Economic-governance
electoral systems, (6.3.2.4)
‘epistocracy’: only allowing educated people to vote, (6.5.3.3)
Foreign policy, (6.7.7) and see citations in blog posts
Global political institutions, (6.6.6) and see Index-International-governance
governance requirements, (2.1), (9.7)
ideal political system?, (6.3.8)
ideologies and approaches to government, (6.2), (6.2.1)
Interest groups and pressure groups, (4.3.4.2), (6.4.4), (6.5.3)
‘Joystick’ – public hand on policy, (6.2.6.2)
Local government, (6.6.2)
Manifestos and party platforms, (6.2.6), (6.3.2.3), Blog
money in politics, (6.4.5), and see citations in blog posts
moral influence in politics, (4.1.1), (4.3.4), and see Index-Moral-influence
negotiation, (6.8.4), (9.2.3). Also see Index-Negotiability
Polarisation in politics, (6.3.2.8), (6.4.2.6)
Political parties, (6.2.6), (6.3.2.3), (6.6.7.4)
Political representation, (6.5.1), (6.8.2), and see Representatives entry in Index-Q-R
Politicians – role, (6.1.2), (6.1.3), and see Index-Politicians’-performance
Pressure groups, see Interest groups above
pressures, (3.3.9), (6.4.1), (6.4.6)
Proportional representation, (6.3.2.4)
public services, (3.2.3.1), (3.5.3), and see separate Index
Separation of powers, (5.2.8) and see entry in Index-S
Subsidiarity, (6.6)
systems of voting, (6.3.2.4)
tactical international groupings, (3.5.4.5), (6.6.6.3), (7.2.7.2)
voter confusion, (6.6.7)
Voting by cultural identity, (6.3.2.2), (6.6.7.2) and see Index-Pluralism