POLS 200- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 65 pages long!)
29 Mar 2018
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Can"t li(cid:448)e (cid:449)ithout, ha(cid:448)e to figure out (cid:449)ays to li(cid:448)e (cid:449)ith. Many interactions seem to follow from habit, custom, implicit rules, many determined by explicit political decisions, create rules for economic and social interactions. Require large scale coordination and regulation to be functional. Politics plays role in rules and laws that give structure to spaces in which we live and act. Goal of political science not to contribute to body of knowledge like other sciences. Ideological differences affect interpretation of objective data and possibility of developing interpretive methods accepted by all. Ideological perspective involve commitment to particular view of human behaviour, society, and role of politics and government in human affairs. Political science academic discipline, focuses on study of government and politics. Concerns include formal organization and operations of governments, clash of values and power, processes of decision making and administration of public policies. Fundamental level, study of power and the distribution of values in societies and among nations.
