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Penn Foster College Webers Statement Having Monopoly on The Use of Force Discussion

 

For our discussion this week, I want you to consider the question of “what do you think Max Weber meant when he said the state is defined by having a monopoly on the use of force?” As we have seen, the state is a geographical (territory) with jurisdiction over people and a government and it also has state sovereignty, but what does Weber mean here?