PO101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Justin Trudeau, Presidential System
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Comparative politics: method of political analysis that assesses similarities and diferences among countries regarding types of governance. Explains why countries rank diferently on hdi or hpi (happy planet index) Changed the target from 10000 to 250000 (has power to do so) Obama is stopped by congress at every step. Power is divided equally, decision made slowly. Only accepting 10000 refugees and can"t change it. Hypothesis: proposed explanation and the starting point for analysis. Conservatives governments are more likely to rank higher in economic innovation than social democratic governments. Unitary systems are more likely to have strong environmental laws than federal systems. Decentralized: strong provinces that all have their own voice. Smps system means green party was underrepresented and had no say. Constitution does not include right to clean environment. Each country will set an emissions reduction target. Spanish invasion brought hierarchy pure blood spaniards ruled. Economical and political rights assigned through hierarchy. War of independence lead to democratic constitution (no.
