Political ordering

This free course, Political ordering, asks questions about what states are and how they are involved in the processes of governing and ordering social life. Building from an awareness of just how much of everyday life involves the state, the course questions whether states have this authority to govern. It also asks about situations in which states may not be able to command such authority where their governing role is not accepted as legitimate.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 ‘Political ordering’ (Georgina Blakeley and Michael Saward)
• 1 ‘Political ordering’ (Georgina Blakeley and Michael Saward)
• 1.1 Overview
• 2 Encounters with the state
• 2 Encounters with the state
• 2.1 Political order in everyday life
• 2.2 So, what is the state?
• 3 Making and remaking the state
• 3 Making and remaking the state
• 4 Legitimising the state
• 4 Legitimising the state
• 5 Repairing the state
• 5 Repairing the state
• 5.1 State renewal and repair in Northern Ireland
• 5.1.1 The long peace
• 5.1.2 Summary
• Conclusion
• Glossary
• References
• Acknowledgements