POLS 110 Lecture Notes - Maurice Duverger

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Politics: definition cannot be defined clearly; it is open to interpretation and discussion. Politics can be thought of as the way things are or the way things should be. Which of the competing approaches best explains the world. Philosophical tradition: normative questions interested in how things should be, dates back to aristotle or plato, who were interested in the. They do not exist: maurice duverger countries that use proportional representation have a tendency to have more parties , political norms change over time, so there cannot be the same universal laws over time. Something that is about the normative; about a judgment. First identifies the problem, then attempts to solve it. Determining what is the best course to take. If you don"t see a problem, you don"t find a solution. Discovering for its own sake is basic science . Basic research is out of pure curiosity. Some say it is the void of any ethics.

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