No violent power (the political capacity of the nation-state)

Author: (American) Jackman (Jackman, R.W) wrote, translated by Ouyang Jinggen
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Publishing Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book is one of the most inspiring works since the decline of comparative political science in the 1970s. The author fully grasps the core concept of political capacity to conduct theoretical analysis on the political development issues of third-world countries. Based on a detailed academic critique of the major achievements of comparative political science that emerged in the 1960s, the book systematically proposes a political development theory centered on political capacity. The author believes that political capacity is a part of political life and the core issue of political development. In his view, political capacity is the ability of the government to resolve conflicts, the process by which regimes resolve conflicts using political means, and the process of power implementation and enforcement. Political capacity is reflected in two dimensions, or it consists of two parts: institutions and legitimacy. At the institutional level, political capacity manifests as the capacity of institutions, which is further manifested as the actual age of the state in a legal sense and the generational replacement age since the implementation of the constitution. Another important aspect of political capacity is political legitimacy.