POLI 1P95 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Agnosticism, Consociationalism, Pierre Trudeau
26 Feb 2016
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Overview: overview of poli sci subfields, three levels of analysis, research traditions exist at each level, case study of quebec-canada. Empirical political science is about understanding/explaining objective political. Normative poli sci is about how politics should be don. Comparative politics (cp): why is there more ethnic conflict in zambia than. Comparative politics is the study of the domestic politics, political institutions, and conflicts of countries. It often involves comparisons among countries and through time within single countries, emphasizing key patterns of similarity and difference. Levels of analysis approach bridges cp and ir. Ethnic outbidding: i am the best protector of this ethnic group . Ethnic elites make claims to be the true representative of an ethnic group. Rules of the game" formal institutions. Illiberal" democracy leads to separation or assimilation. The conquest quebec act (1774) and constitution act (1791) Failure of meech lake and charlottetown (1987-1992) Corporations leave quebec in the 1970s and 80s.
