POLI 227 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Dependent And Independent Variables
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Approaches to the study of third world politics. Same sex marriage/divorce: government working through case in ontario couldn t actually divorce, federal governments logic: they couldn t legally wed in their own country, therefore not here. Burma us relations: us has restored relations with burma little factors that led to that: crazy american trying to swim to the leader on house arrest. chinese have been largest external actors in burmese economy and worried about chinese influence. us aid for monsoon: the opposite can take effect where little incidents lead to bigger issues between countries. Israeli s pretending to be american cia and false flag recruiting iranians big. Internet piracy fallout between us and iran: legit freedom of internet issues vs. copyright issues. Colonial experience (not all of it, and not in the same way: the borders of our world are a function of colonial rule. Socio-economic challenges: lower levels of industrialization, poor social conditions.