POL 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Comparative Politics
10 Jan 2017
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Sfu spring 2017: pol 231 comparative politics - lecture one. What is power: (cid:862)po(cid:449)er is i(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)ed (cid:449)he(cid:374)e(cid:448)er i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:374)ot a(cid:272)(cid:272)o(cid:373)plish their goals (cid:449)ithout either tryi(cid:374)g to i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e the behaviors of other or trying to wrestle free from the influence exerted (cid:271)y other(cid:863). Most political scenarios can be looked at in this way (2 actors, 1 changes conditions and 1 responds) True believer (tb): no willingness to negotiate, passionate about their cause. Freedom fighters (ff): desire negotiation, but are willing to engage in terrorism if negotiation is not a feasible option: thirdly, imagine that there are 2 types of government: Repressives (rep): seek t to repress all groups that oppose them. Responsives (res): are willing to listen to demands: there are three political outcomes that can be seen through these dynamics: Repression: to understand how one of these outcomes is reached over another see the decission. Tree/basic terrorism game on pg. 14 of the lecture slides.
