Political Science 1020E Study Guide - Deeper Understanding, Comparative Politics, Total War
11 Jul 2014
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Inclusive of many groups and actors, from local to national and transnational: process, conflict and compromise everywhere and at all levels (leftwich) or ii. Politics is the way in which free societies are governed involving reasoned deliberation, aim of compromise (crick) Michael mann, the sources of social power: ideological, economic, military, political. Does a particular conflict: derive from politics or another power source, have a political solution or is politics part of the problem. Need to be narrow enough to find solutions political or economic. Politics" as a concept: concepts, don"t describe but organize the world, we make them, utility is what matters, distinguishing the politics from other spheres enables us to explore how they effect each other. Concepts and theories: theories are grounded in clear concepts, concepts are influenced by theory, ditto for analytical questions, examples, democracy- liberal, rousseauuian, or marxist, revolution-
