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Sources of Power & Authority (WHAT IS POWER & AUTHORITY? (POWER:…
Sources of Power & Authority
WHAT IS POWER & AUTHORITY?
POWER: the ability of another to make you do something or to make others do your thing
AUTHORITY: the right to make you do something or the right to make others do your thing
HOW SOURCES OF POWER & AUTHORITY CAN BE AFFECTED/CHANGED
Transition of Regimes
Coups: a forcible takeover of governing power typically led by elites
Nearly three occurrences of this in post-independence Nigeria
https://steemit.com/stach/@captainshayne/military-rule-in-nigeria-a-brief-knowledge-8cec74345b088
Revolution: the removal and long-term replacement of a form of government typically involving both the masses and elites
Examples: 1917 Russia, 1910 Mexico, 1949 China, 1979 Iran
Change in Legitimacy, Sovereignty
Iranians were able to topple the Shah in 1979 after deeming him an illegitimate leader that did not abide by religious and non-western norms
Political & Social Reforms
Authoritarian regimes use more governmental power to maintain sovereignty
Democratic regimes use less governmental power but input of its citizens to maintain sovereignty
TYPES OF POWER & AUTHORITY
Military
Utilization of government of force and coercion to maintain stability of the regime
The Communist Party’s control over China’s military, which provided power and authority to maintain regime stability
Military Coups/Forceful Takeover
Nigeria has experienced three different eras of military rule after since its transition into an independent state
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35312370
https://www.legit.ng/1209889-when-military-coup-nigeria-consequences.html
Political
Formation of Constitutions, Legislatures & Common Law
Nigeria's 1999 Constitution - created a multiparty republic with elections and a structured political system similar to the US
http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm
Mexico's 1917 Constitution
Constitutional reforms in the United Kingdom that devolved power to multiple parliaments, allowing the regime to maintain stability
The United Kingdom's most powerful governing official comes into power not via election, but by appointment of the majority party of the House of Commons
The UK's authority source stems from hundreds of years of common law and judicial precedence, without a constitution
Political Parties
The political elite’s backing of a
strong president in Russia, creating a managed democracy with election rules favoring one party
Vladimir Putin's election to the presidency in 1999 allowed him to consolidate his party along with two similar factions into the United Russia party, completely dominating other parties and rendering them powerless and unable to become rivals to United Russia
The control of the CCP over Chinese government and society
Elections & Popular Support
Nigeria, Mexico, China, the United Kingdom, Iran, and Russia all hold some form of democratic elections to elect certain political leaders and officials
Nigeria's 1999 constitution allows in election for alternation of presidency party control
Social/Religious
Iran's government bases power via theocracy in the Sharia Law since the revolution of 1979
Connection with the Shia Islam concept of guardianship by jurists
Citizens of Russia had been swayed by a charismatic authority, leading them to elect Putin four times since 1999
