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Political system theory As far as system theory is concerned, the political system - next to other systems such as the economic system - represents a subsystem. The thing that makes the political system so special is that it is here that authoritative value assignments are made = (decisions that are binding for all).Political system theory is almost synonymous with the name of David Easton, who published his theoretic works on political models in three volumes - "The Political System" (1964), "A Framework for Political Analysis" (1965) and most importantly "A Systems Analysis of Political Life" (1979). At the centre of his work was the question as to how political systems manage to remain firm in a world full of stability and change. To answer this question, he believes that it is necessary to scrutinize the way in which the political system interacts with the environment within society and outside of society.
According to this concept, demands, expectations and support approach the political system, before being processed within the political system during the so-called conversion process and made into binding decisions for all members of society in the form of laws and provisions. These laws and provisions, in turn, create reactions within society and feedback and, again, to demands and/or support. [Authors: Ragnar Müller and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schumann] |
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Human Rights I
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Democracy I
Parties I Europe
I Globalisation
I United Nations
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Sustainability
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