lesson 2 philippine politics and gove.pptx

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1. Political Ideology

2. Political Ideas Govern individual behavior and conduct. What you believe to be most important and what you value the most, shape and reshape the way you behave. Political ideas did not come out of nowhere. Why? Because they are shaped and continuously reshaped by current socio-historical, economic, political circumstances.

3. It is important to understand what a political ideology is not just for school, but also to have a general understanding of politics in the Philippines and the world. Aside from being the political science of ideas, political ideologies are also defined as: A system of beliefs about politics. A view of the world held by a social class of group people. Political ideas that embody or articulate class or social interests. A political doctrine that asserts a monopoly of truth.

4. The roles of political ideologies A realistic interpretation of society as it currently is. An idealized interpretation of society. Essentially, an idea of what society should be like. An action plan on how to create a society that reflects the needs and wants of all its citizens. Essentially, a plan of how to get from number one to number two.

5. The Nature of Political Ideology An ideology is more or less a coherent set of ideas that direct or organizes a specific political action (Heywood, 2013). It consist of belief and value system, a discussion of discussion of existing power relationships, an exploration of how political change is achieve in line with these power relations, and an illustration of a desired future.

6. A political belief system An action-oriented set of political ideas The idea of the ruling class The world-view of a particular social class or social group Political ideas that embody or articulate class or social interests Ideas that propagate false consciousness amongst the exploited or oppressed Ideas that situate the individual within a social context and generate a sense of collective belonging An officially sanctioned set of ideas used to legitimize a political system or regime An all embracing political doctrine that claims a monopoly of truth An abstract and highly systematic set of political ideas

7. Spectrum of Political Attitudes It is important to understand the spectrum of political attitudes. Whether an individuals is radical, liberal, moderate, conservative, or reactionary. Each of the political attitudes mentioned are positioned in a linear spectrum – either on the left, on the middle, or on the right. Thus, to be a leftist means being supportive of the values on the left of the spectrum, while being a rightist means espousing the value of those on the right.

8. Radical and Liberal – advocates changes in the status quo. Conservatives – the most supportive of the status quo, which lies between the conservatives and the reactionaries. Reactionaries – most likely the conservatives, are reluctant to progressive change. Therefore, the farther one is from the status quo, the more dissatisfied he or she is with it, and hence more likely to be supportive of fundamental changes. The closer a person to the status quo, the less likely he or she is going to call for change.

9. Regarding values, people on the left of the spectrum emphasize political liberty, social change, human equality, and human rights; while those on the right revere authority, tradition, elitism, and property rights ( Baradat , 2012). With these values and attitudes about change, the different major political ideologies can be positioned in the spectrum and be labeled as radical, liberal, moderate, conservative, and reactionary.

10. Status Quo It is a Latin phrase meaning the existing state of affairs , particularly with regard to social, political, religious, scientific or military issues. In the sociological, status quo refers to the current state of social structure or values. With regard to policy debate, it means how conditions are contrasted with a possible change.

11. Major Political Ideologies Cosmopolitanism Ecologism Multiculturalism Communitarianism Communism Capitalism Corporatism Environmentalism Identity politics Progressivism

12. QUESTIONS or CLARIFICATION?