POL 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Comparative Politics, Ideal Type, New Institutionalism
4 Jan 2019
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Politics: a process where people pursue collective goals and organize to deal with conflicts by means of government. Conflict is always needed in order for politics to progress. Government as a central focus of politics. Conceptual foundations to promote and understanding of a wide range of countries. Comparative examination of political power struggles of governments and societies in different countries all over the world. An area of study and a method of inquiry that through competing theories and arguments seeks to explain political dynamics in different countries. Comparing participants based on similarities or differences. Ex. comparing countries with the same style of government (parliamentary etc) or comparing countries with varying forms of government. Studies with different systems yield the richest and most meaningful results. The study of how different polities around the world deal with the need to balance freedom and security, utilizing different concepts, types of governance and institutions.
