Practice question · Match the pairs
Match each thinker to the definition they are known for.
- Harold Lasswell
- David Easton
- Max Weber
- Feminist political theory
- The personal is political
- Who gets what, when, how
- The monopoly of legitimate physical force in a territory
- The authoritative allocation of values for a society
Hints
- Two definitions are about distribution and authority.
- The claim that extends politics beyond the state is the fourth.
Show the answer
- Harold Lasswell → Who gets what, when, how
- David Easton → The authoritative allocation of values for a society
- Max Weber → The monopoly of legitimate physical force in a territory
- Feminist political theory → The personal is political
Why
Placed side by side these are four answers to the same question, what makes something political, and they disagree about scope rather than about facts. Weber's ties politics to the state; Lasswell's and Easton's to authority over distribution; the fourth to any relation of power.
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