POLI 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Archduke Franz Ferdinand Of Austria, Austro-Prussian War
23 Sep 2017
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Ir is the study of relations between countries. Ir is a subfield of political science, and has subfields of its own, including: Scholars differ in terms of their methodology for studying ir phenomena. Some prefer quantitative methods, such as statistical analysis. Others prefer qualitative methods, such as single or comparative case study analysis. Scholars vary in terms of their paradigm. A paradigm is a world view or theoretical orientation. Ir paradigms include realism, liberalism, marxism, constructivism, and feminism. A state is a territorial entity controlled by a government and inhabited by a population. The government of a state exercises sovereignty over its territory. A sovereign government does not answer to any higher authority. (canada, usa) A nation is a group of people who share a sense of national identity, usually including a language and culture (e. g. , germans, kurds, mohawks). A nation-state exists when the territorial boundaries of a state correspond with the territorial boundaries of a single nation (e. g. , somalia).
