Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Hard Power
12 Sep 2013
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War is the continuation of politics by other means . Against: genetically conditioned to engage in war? psychologically, we are capable of being peaceful or not (plasticity) Demonstrations: protests, eg. tea party against obama. Policy decisions: about the environment, about health, education, etc. eg. to what extent should we be promoting global conservation?, how much should we be spending on health care? law-making. Laws assign rights and duties, and these rules are enforced by penalties. Different environmental conditions dr produces 7x more gdp than haiti. Consequences of what? some say culture, some say geographic location. consequences of decisions made by institutions. Formal government activity, eg. discussions between parliament members. Dishonestly seeking personal gain (used colloquially: it"s all political ) Potential for conflict can lead to alliances or wars. There are winners and losers (alpha male vs. beta male) Conciliatory rather than aggressive in 2008, shown to hunt and eat other monkeys (but likely due to environmental issues)
