POL S101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fokker E.Ii, Absolute Monarchy, Charismatic Authority

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL S101
• Professor: Janet Phillips

Document Summary

Key concepts: politics, power to, power over, disciplinary power, discourse, sovereignty, authority. Administration- governmental activities, social programs and elections. Politics: an inescapable, contentious process through which we decide how best to manages our common affairs. This process occurs at multiple levels: local, national, and global. Some political science subfields: canadian politics, critical race studies, international relations, gender and politics, indigenous politics, comparative politics, political theory, etc. The key concept studied by all political scientists is power. Hierarchy, ability to exercise will; to influence public sphere, + knowledge and discourse. Who has power- media, law enforcement, the people , religion, economic, government. Understanding power: the power to, the power to do something, the capacity to realize certain goals, to be empowered, this is the way that many people expect politics to be. This is the way it was expected to be. The people also have power to do things: example: i. ii.