DVM2350 Lecture 1: Goals for this Course

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: International Development and Globalization
• Course: DVM2350
• Professor: Tamara Kotar

Document Summary

Sprit of the times, these ideals came from developments of science, and technological change, in times or religious upheaval , and political upheaval. Liberalism deals with liberty vs democracy, social justice vs economic freedom, right vs good. Socialist deal with liberty vs equality, reform vs revolution, planning vs market. Can socialites achieve freedom, liberty, equality, democracy. How do societies experiment with these ideas. Politics: a process where ppl pursue collective goals and organize to deal with conflicts by means of governments. The study of the constrained pursuit of ideals in the public sphere. Organized bc of the size of human (why security, material well being, Is a sequence of events within a structure, process that denows rules, Pursue collective goals organized to deal with conflict) Conflict is a driving goal of politics, conflict is always a process, never to solve. Power (implicitly when we talk about politics we talk about power) Political power: ability to determine or influence government officials.