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1
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What are descriptive questions?

A

How things in society work

2
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What are normative questions?

A

What should be

3
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Meanings of politics

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  • Formal government activity
  • Dishonesty seeking personal gain
  • Noble pursuit of the public good
4
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What is politics?

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  • Social – behaviour b/w people and the views that society holds on issues
  • Process – how decisions are made and how society coordinates and cooperates in decision making
  • Conflict – discourse and conflicting opinions
  • Binding decisions - implemented and enforced by those with authority
5
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Aspects of politics

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  • Collective action
  • Conflict and cooperation
  • Authoritarian decisions
  • Laws and decisions enforced against the disobedient
6
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What is government?

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  • Activity of governing or ruling
  • Exercising authority over others
  • Institutions responsible for coordinating collective decisions
7
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Aristotle’s 2 questions

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1) Who rules?

2) In whose interest?

8
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One rules in the interest of the rulers

A

Tyranny

9
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One rules in the interest of the governed

A

Monarchy

10
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Few rule in the interest of the rulers

A

Oligarchy

11
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Few rule in the interest of the governed

A

Aristocracy

12
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Many rule in the interest of the rulers

A

Democracy

13
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Many rule in the interest of the governed

A

Polity

14
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What is the state?

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  • Territorial community
  • Centralized governing authority
  • Sovereignty, including the monopoly of legitimate violence
15
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What is power?

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  • The ability to produce results

- Influencing others’ behaviour

16
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3 main forms of power

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1) Coercion
2) Influence
3) Manipulation

17
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What is hard power?

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The stick - force and coercion

The carrot - bribes and sanctions

18
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What is soft power?

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  • Attraction
  • Agenda setting
  • Getting others to want what you want
  • Institutions, values, policies
  • The status of a nation in the global community can grant them soft power
19
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Power as empowerment

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  • Counter self interest
  • Ability to help others achieve their goals
  • Productive power
20
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What is productive power?

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It generates the subject of power (student, slave, worker, politician, etc.)

21
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The world can be split into three different planes

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1) Military
2) Economic
3) Key transnational issues

22
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What is authority?

A
  • The right to demand

- The right to punish those who disobey