Political Science 1020E Study Guide - Final Guide: Bernard Crick, New Institutionalism, Deconstruction
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2. politics is something that happens in a particular is it narrow or broad. A noble endeavour, a necessary evil, or merely evil? (most people hate, more suspicious about politicians) Is it an inevitable feature of human existence, or can it be transcended? (heywood: anti-politics ) Found where power resides, policies are made, binding decisions of constructed Politics as: that which concerns the state/government not just: who gets what, when, and how (harnold lasswell)- ex. parents but also: the authoritative allocation(portion) of values (david easton)- ex. power to punish. Just those how make decisions, not the civil servants who implement them. Also the parties and partisans competing for power. Within the public sphere a) b) state vs. civil society the public vs. the personal realm (politics in state) (politics does not happen in families, only outside in community) *one sphere to be politics other non politics.