POL114H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: David Easton, British Land, Liberal Democracy
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Pol 114 - lecture 1 - september 12. No tutorials this week or next week - start the week of september 24th. Choose 4 out of 6 terms on a list -> explain the meaning and significance - each is worth. 2 essay questions -> based on lectures/readings (answer 1) Critically evaluate a document that he will put on quercus. International relations - as a field of study. Different approaches and philosophical assumptions about politics and the state. Prof is using easton and schmitt because they are most explicit in their beliefs. David easton and the liberal tradition - "politics as allocation" Published a book in the 1900s - started with a clear definition of what he thought politics meant. To be characterized as "organized" there needs to be a way to determine who gets what when and how. In easton"s mind - neither customs nor exchange have anything to do with politics.
