PSC 116G Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - International Law, Soviet Union, French Third Republic
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What is international politics: referred to international relations (ir, common definition: the relations between different actors in the world, the characteristics of those relations, and their consequences. [often portrayed as a distant process carried out by ethics] however, int"l politics affects every day life people are often not aware of its effects. Ir and daily life: every person makes their own unique contribution to the world of int"l relations, even if it is minor, furthermore, what we think is currently know" about the world is often distorted. Science of international politics: general model of political science, starts w clearly defined question. Identify possible answers (hypotheses: probabilistic answers, predict observed patterns for each explanation, define and measure key factors, choose research method and collect evidence, evaluate findings. Course themes: overriding theme of the course is that the principal features of the international politics are conflict and cooperation, expand our thinking about int"l politics to include domestic politics.
