Prep
- Read Conley (2015), Ch. 15 (‘Authority and the State’): ‘Types of Legitimate Authority’; ‘Obedience to Authority’; ‘Authority, Legitimacy, and the State’
Asynchronous Work
- Midterms should be in; I’ve got plenty of grading to do, and you all could probably use a little break. Just make sure you’re caught up on the reading. And don’t forget to vote!
For Next Time
- Conley (2015), Ch. 15 (‘Authority and the State’): ‘Radical Power and Persuasion’; ‘Beyond Strawberry and Vanilla: Political Participation in Modern Democracies’; ‘Policy: What if the House Is Too Small?’; ‘Conclusion’