POLB50Y3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Political Psychology, Ipad, Peter Ordeshook
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What method ,what theory, what ways of understanding politics and society. Group level analysis think of society in different view of how groups and how groups interacts, for example pluralism, marxism cleavage theory and state level approach. Individuals level approaches- study of politics in individual human being analysis of what we know about individuals- two theories rational choice theory and political psychology theory. Institutional approaches study of politics in society- institution rules (set of ideas) rules that govern relationship between individuals. Institution rules are can be written or unwritten rules. Institutional approaches focus on the rules that structure the relationship between people. Supreme court, bureaucracy , parliament, are all political institutions. Electoral system focuses on different way of counting the results of votes. Federalism is a set of rules and institutions that govern the relationship between governments for example (federal, municipal and provincial government relationships)
