POL114H5 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - International Law, Soviet Union, Soft Power

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Week 1 lecture 1 no chapter. 1-precise definition harold lasswell the study of who gets what, when, and how. 2-intiuitive understanding the study of power, where power is the ability to affect change in order to get what you want. Robert dahl a has power over b to the extent that a can get b to do something he would not otherwise do. The ability to compel others to do your will. Giving or withholding material incentives such as money and food. Power is relative, and zero sum, which means that if someone has more of that power, the other will have less. Other conceptions of power: empowerment (power to): Ability and capacity to produce change and transform self and others. Positive sum (not zero sum): authority (vs. power): The powerful party has the ability to make the rules that others follow, as well as break them. These powerful parties face fewer consequences than others when breaking the rules.

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