Political Control

A Political Control is a social control that involves the exercise of power and authority over political control populations, political control institutions, and political control decision-making processes.

• AKA: Political Authority, Political Dominance, Political Power.
• Context:
  • It can establish Governance Structures over political control entities.
  • It can implement Policy Directions through political control mechanisms.
  • It can regulate Political Participation within political control systems.
  • It can determine Resource Allocations across political control constituencies.
  • It can enforce Legal Frameworks via political control institutions.
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  • It can often maintain Information Control over political control communication channels.
  • It can often establish Leadership Selection Processes for political control positions.
  • It can often deploy Coercive Apparatuses throughout political control jurisdictions.
  • It can often implement Ideological Programs within political control societies.
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  • It can range from being a Democratic Political Control to being an Authoritarian Political Control, depending on its political control participation level.
  • It can range from being a Centralized Political Control to being a Decentralized Political Control, depending on its political control power distribution.
  • It can range from being a Formal Political Control to being an Informal Political Control, depending on its political control institutional basis.
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  • It can derive from Legitimacy Sources including political control consent.
  • It can face Political Resistance from political control opposition groups.
  • It can require Administrative Capacity for political control implementation.
  • It can shape Social Order through political control policy enforcement.
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• Examples:
  • State Political Controls, such as:
    • Sovereign State Control, exercising independent authority.
    • Federal State Control, balancing multi-level political control.
    • Unitary State Control, centralizing political control functions.
    • City-State Control, governing urban political entities.
  • Regime Political Controls, such as:
    • Democratic Political Control, based on electoral mandates.
    • Totalitarian Political Control, encompassing total social control.
    • Military Regime Control, through armed forces dominance.
    • Theocratic Political Control, invoking religious authority.
  • Colonial Political Controls, such as:
    • Direct Colonial Control, replacing indigenous political structures.
    • Indirect Colonial Control, using local political intermediaries.
    • Settler Colonial Control, establishing permanent political dominance.
    • Neo-colonial Political Control, maintaining economic political influence.
  • Party Political Controls, such as:
    • Single-Party Political Control, monopolizing political control power.
    • Dominant-Party Political Control, maintaining electoral hegemony.
    • Coalition Political Control, sharing political control authority.
    • Vanguard Party Control, claiming revolutionary legitimacy.
  • Institutional Political Controls, such as:
    • Parliamentary Political Control, through legislative dominance.
    • Presidential Political Control, via executive authority.
    • Judicial Political Control, using legal interpretation power.
    • Bureaucratic Political Control, through administrative mechanisms.
  • Territorial Political Controls, such as:
    • Territorial Control, governing geographic areas.
    • Border Control, regulating political control boundaries.
    • Maritime Political Control, over territorial waters.
    • Airspace Political Control, managing sovereign airspace.
  • Economic Political Controls, such as:
    • State Capitalist Control, directing market activity.
    • Command Economy Control, planning economic decisions.
    • Regulatory Political Control, constraining business operations.
    • Monetary Political Control, managing currency systems.
  • Social Political Controls, such as:
    • Media Political Control, shaping public narratives.
    • Educational Political Control, determining curriculum content.
    • Religious Political Control, regulating spiritual practices.
    • Cultural Political Control, defining acceptable expressions.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Market Control, which operates through economic mechanisms rather than political authority.
  • Social Influence, which lacks formal political power.
  • Failed Political Control, which cannot maintain effective authority.
  • Anarchic Situation, which represents absence of political control.
  • Pure Technocracy, which claims apolitical governance.
• See: Social Control, Political Power, Authority, Governance, Territorial Control, State Power, Sovereignty.

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