POL337Y1 Lecture Notes - Parliamentary Sovereignty, Liberal Democracy, Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship
26 Sep 2013
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Politics who gets what, when and how in the world of limited resources (scarcity) Limited resources any resource that is not in infinite abundance is a limited resource (oil, air & money) Politics is also about fighting, conflict, creates winners and losers. By getting something, means will be less available for someone else. Who are the actors: young/old, men/women, minority groups, voters, citizens, political parties, interest groups. What are the resources: money (and all the things that money can buy), recognition, identity, vote, etc. Why is it that in that particular time did women obtain the right to vote, which conditions which lead to the expansion of vote, lead to this. Courts can be critical actors in deciding who gets when and how. Power is the ability to influence what happens by producing complains with one"s wishes, power is essential for determining winners and losers. Typically created through wars and crimes, territories are esp important.
