POLS 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-6: Comparative Politics, Montesquieu, International Regime
17 Apr 2017
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Comparative politics: the study and comparison of domestic politics across countries. Politics: the struggle in any group for power that will give one or more persons the ability to make decisions for the larger group. Power: the ability to influence other or impose one"s will on them. Major thinkers in comparative politics: aristotle (384-322bce) Separated the study of politics from that of philosophy. Used comparative method to study greek city states: niccolo machiavelli (1469-1527) Cited as first modern political scientist because of his emphasis on statecraft and empirical knowledge. Analyzed different political systems: thomas hobbes (1588-1679) Life without political authority: john locke (1632-1704) www. uofgexamnetwork. com. Argued that private property is essential to individual freedom and prosperity: charles louise de secondat, baron de montesquieu (1689-1755) Advocated the separation of powers within government: jean-jacques rousseau (1712-1778) Argued that citizens" rights are inalienable and can"t be taken away by the state. Influenced the development of civil rights: karl marx (1818-1883)
