POLI 357 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Counterargument, False Consciousness, Behaviorism
27 Sep 2016
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Poli 357 power and policy making september 19, The ability to influence the choices of others. The ability to get what you want despite resistance. The ability to create or obstruct change. Power exists in many different forms coercive power (typically exercised by the state don"t like when people try to force their power on us) Democracy is seen as the solution to oligarchy (rule by small group of elites). However, questions have arised to whether or not this is true. Early studies demonstrated that the us was not as optimal as they would like; elites are still overwhelmingly powerful. Enter dahl (1958) one of the most famous political scientists in. Highly critical of elite ruling model because of how the authors measured power. Dahl"s work associated with the behaviorist turn in political science. Behaviorism observable behavior is the focus of inquiry and explanations are subject to empirical testing.
