POL SCI 50 Study Guide - Final Guide: Social Capital, International Inequality, Polyarchy
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Poli sci 50 final study guide: assurance (tipping model game) (pg. 358)- explanation for the mass protests that occurred in east germany and brought down communism: individual must decide whether to publicly support or oppose a dictatorship, individual has a private preference (true attitude) and revealed public preference. 344)-in 1989 students, intellectuals, and labor activists held mass demonstrations against the chinese communist government in tiananmen square, 341: bottom up democratic transition- one where the people rise up to overthrow an authoritarian regime in a popular revolution, key aspect: collective action theory: focuses on forms of mass action. Collective action : revolutions, interest group activities, strikes, elections: collective action concerns pursuit of public goods by groups/ individuals. 2 characteristics: nonexcludable, and non-rivalrous: obstacle; collective action problem #38 it helps explain why revolutions are so rare and why dictatorships appear stable, example: occurred in east germany in 1989 when protests on streets of.
