Political Scale Theory
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A Political Scale Theory is a political theory that analyzes how polity size affects governance effectiveness and political freedom.
- AKA: Scale-Sensitive Governance Theory, Political Size Theory, Montesquieu's Scale Theory, Republic Size Theory.
- Context:
- It can typically argue that Small Republics facilitate civic virtue.
- It can typically suggest that Large Empires tend toward despotic rule.
- It can typically propose Federal Systems for balancing scale and liberty.
- It can often examine Direct Democracy viability at different population scales.
- It can often analyze Communication Distance effects on political cohesion.
- It can often evaluate Cultural Homogeneity requirements for republican government.
- It can range from being a Classical Political Scale Theory to being a Modern Political Scale Theory, depending on its historical period.
- It can range from being a Descriptive Political Scale Theory to being a Normative Political Scale Theory, depending on its analytical approach.
- It can range from being a Geographic Political Scale Theory to being a Population Political Scale Theory, depending on its scale metric.
- It can range from being a Pessimistic Political Scale Theory to being an Optimistic Political Scale Theory, depending on its large-scale assessment.
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- Examples:
- Classical Political Scale Theorists, such as:
- Aristotle's Polis Theory advocating city-state scale.
- Montesquieu's Republic Size Theory limiting republican territory.
- Rousseau's Small Republic Theory requiring citizen proximity.
- Federal Political Scale Solutions, such as:
- Madison's Extended Republic Theory using representation principles.
- Kantian Federation Model preserving member autonomy.
- Swiss Cantonal System combining local and federal governance.
- Modern Political Scale Analysis, such as:
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- Classical Political Scale Theorists, such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- Universal State Theory, which advocates global governance.
- Empire Theory, which celebrates large-scale rule.
- Technological Determinism Theory, which sees scale constraints as obsolete.
- See: Montesquieu, Rousseau, Political Philosophy, Federalism Principle, Small Republic Ideal, Governance Effectiveness Measure, Civic Virtue Theory, Democratic Theory, Political Geography.