POL 128 Lecture : Week 1 .pdf
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Can be seen as a system for con ict resolution. Polis (greek originathens was the rst contemporary society) Empirical- fact-based approach, observing things as-is , more realistic approach, e. g. aristotle & statscan vs. Looking at the world as it ought to be, idealistic. Somebody has to have it, otherwise there will be chaos. It is the ability to get what you want, regardless of what others want. 3 forms:power expressed as in uence>persuasion>e. g putting gross pictures on cigs power expressed as coercion>force>e. g laws and bans on cigarettes power expressed as authority>citizens feeling an obligation to their gov.