Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Syrian Civil War, Decision Rule, Collective Action
12 Dec 2017
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Europe(cid:495)s quota plan is to take in (cid:883)6(cid:882),(cid:882)(cid:882)(cid:882) Denmark: well governed, peaceful, happy, excellent health and education. Colonialism and politics, it is the state, the rule of law and accountable government. Politics is about collective choices we make to reduce conflict. Steven pinker(cid:495)s thesis, right now is the most peaceful period in our time. Genocides have gone down, civil wars and terrorism exist but less. The existence of states is why there is more peace. The spread of commerce, why kill people when you can trade with them. The dr has more natural park reserves and tourism. ^ these all are consequences of political decisions. Influencing others(cid:495) behavior economic inducement force and coercion military and police. Ex. q: according to the preferred definition of politics from the last lecture, politics: a)necessarily involves violence b)is better than sex c)is a way of dealing with conflict. Imagine life without the state and political power.
