CHAPTER 1 POLGOV PDF

Co11cepts o f P ol it ic s and Gover11ance Lear11i11.g Objective.~ expected to; At the end of the chapter, stu den ts are the concept of...

Co11cepts o f P ol it ic s and Gover11ance Lear11i11.g Objective.~ expected to; At the end of the chapter, stu den ts are the concept of the GP Articulate the definition of Politics and governance; s; Gr Differentiate the various views on politic eno me no n (politics) c? Explore the connection between the ph an d the me tho d of inquiry; politics; an d Gr Recognize an d un der sta nd the values of ent. Gr DiHerentiate Governance from Governm  · ·a" or p() 11....' , \ 11 H 11 m c· c1 n..., ( 1I ·.., 'Jr fr the period of time within which the public officer actually holds a public o ffi ce. for ins tance1 the term of office of the president as provided for in the cons ti ttJ tion i!) six (6) years. But the tenure of office of President Joseph Ejercito Estra da was only two (2) years and seven (7) months from June 30, 1998 to January 20, 2001). Origin of Government Govemm.e nt as an element of the state originates with the sam e. H e n ce, the origin of the latter deals also with the origin of the former. There are many theories a =, to the origin of the state such as Devine Right Theory; Natural or Matriarcha l Theory, the Force Theory, etc. Paternalistic or maternalistic origin of the s ta te. But th e m ost popular is the Social Contract Theory. The _above mentioned theories as to the origin of the s tate a re so called beca u ~e these theones do not really settle the facts as regards the origin o f the st t d therefore also the origin of the Government. The reason why they remain as th ~ e_.a~ r d...h df. fr th "l ishngu1s e or mstance om e aw o ~aVI f ·ty" b ~on~~ a:; e~au~e while the la w is a lrc:ady proven as a fact, the theory appears to remam as a conhnumg ques tio n t0 h th the same is true or not. It is because as theory, it does not settle all the is as , ~v e e r facts of state origin to the full satisfaction of reason. SUC!s ,,s to the Social Contract Theory The most popular among the theories of the s tate o rig in is the 5. Theory of Jean Jacques Roasseau, the French philosopher of the 17th en t oc,c.1! Contract Ln urv I\ d' 4.....1.·.. ccor 111,