POL 151 Lecture Notes - Clarity Act, Affirmative Action, Distinct Society
11 Jul 2013
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Word politics" come from greek word polis" meaning city-state". Various definition, focusing on power and authority, legitimacy and accountability, culture and values lack final agreement for a single definition. Eg jean jacques (general will and popular sovereignty), bentham/mill (emphasized greatest good for greatest number), marx (politics base on power relationships, class struggle) mosca/pareto (elite mass relationships), etc. Kahn, mcniven, mackown nature and role of authority and power, characteristics of political ideas and behaviour, requisite for political stability, causes of political change and revolution. Many imply the idea that politics as power. Easton authoritative allocation of values , dahl ability of a to get b to do what b would otherwise not have done , The exercise of power is often defined as legitimate" when it is based on an acceptable authority". Conflicts conflict over ideas, allocation of goods values and power. Political debates about ethics, freedom, privacy, security, abortion, etc all have conflict and attempts to resolve these differences.
