POLI 244 Study Guide - Perpetual Peace, Mapquest, Dependent And Independent Variables
20 Dec 2012
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Papers will be around 8 pages : start thinking theoretically about politics, global phenomenon, international economics, peace and war, thinking more analytically rigorously. If x happens then y happens. (we can anticipate it happening) Distinguishes social sciences from physics is this claim of probability ^^ War is caused by: reflection of historical grievances, past experiences, territorial. What causes war? disputes, short white men with charlie chapman mustaches. Functions of 3 variables ^ (will be touched on friday . ) Even if we specified right ones, they may not be the right ones . In terms of probability: pull out what"s being said (one of the variables that are being highlighted) Break down the main theories of international relations. Description, theories that can describe what we experience (greece and e. u) Explains them as well: descriptions we provide have to be intelligible (make sense) intellectual leverage over the thing that we"re trying to understand.
