PO221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Theories Of Political Behavior, Comparative Politics, Civil Society
PO221 – September 12th
Week 1: Introduction
• Tutorials bi-weekly (starting next week)
Kapernick vs. Tortarella
• Kapernick not standing during anthem to protest the nation not treating citizens well
enough, why should he honor that state
• Tortarella ay player that does’t stad o’t e playig the gae
• Difference of likelihood to protest between NHL and NFL
o More likely to protest in NFL
▪ Ethnicities is more diverse
▪ NFL is a bigger platform in the US as opposed to the NHL
▪ Political culture of protesting
▪ More NFL players than NHL players
o Less likely to protest in NHL
▪ Audience – more conservative in the NHL
▪ Politial ulture does’t ilude protestig as uh
• Ca’t reeer the last tie there as a soe for of protest i
the NHL
▪ Players are less diverse ethnically – Majority of Europeans, Canadians and
then USA
What is the study of comparative politics?
• Political development
o Nations, states and modernization in states develop
• Regime Type
o Institutions
o System of Governance
• Participation and representation
o Civil society
• Policy-making
• Political economy
• Political behavior and political change
• Political behavior / action – what are the things that allow interests to be pursued
• Set of common political concepts and theories
o What makes democracy work? What can states do to satisfy public?
• Comparative Method
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Document Summary
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