POL-UA 700 Midterm: Midterm Review (Lecture)
15 Aug 2015
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How to falsify a theory: most cows are black vs. all cows are black single cases can falsify absolute theories singles cannot falsify partial, probabilistic or general theories. Identify relevant actors and then identify 3 i"s: Interactions: ways the choices combine to produce political outcomes. Institutions: the rules of poker choosing a seminar: Interests: have as much 1on1 time w/ professor. Interactions: others choosing same seminar reduce its value. Leaders deciding whether to launch a preventative war against iraq in 2003: Interests: containing terrorism, limiting spread of wmd, holding on to elected office, maintaining international standing. Interactions: actions of other leaders alter the cost of preventative war, actions of domestic politicians determine political cost, response to. Institutions: un security council, domestic rules for electing and ousting the leader the basic unit of analysis for the analysis of international politics, individuals or groups of people with common interests. Levels of analysis: subnational actors (meters of government, bureaucrats, interest groups, voters)
