POL 101W Study Guide - Final Guide: Constitution Act, 1982, Deliberative Democracy, De Jure
6 Dec 2016
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Key concepts to study for the final: weeks 1 to 6. The systematic study of politics that focuses on empirical, normative, and policy analysis. Activity related to influencing, making, or implementing collective decisions for a political community. Some political scientist, however, define politics as (cid:498)the subset of human behaviour that involves the use of power or influence(cid:499). The ability to achieve an objective by influencing the behaviours of others, particularly by getting them to do what they would not otherwise have done. Political power can be exercised in several different ways: coercion (power) Involves using fear or threats of harmful consequences to achieve an outcome: inducements (power) Involves achieving an outcome by offering a reward or bribe: persuasion (influence) This important aspect of political life involves the use of truthful information to persuade people to think and/or act in a particular way: manipulation (power)
