POLB50Y3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: National Citizens Coalition, David Easton, Voluntary Sector
22 Sep 2016
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Politics is the practice of attempting to influence the decisions of a collective to act, or not to act. Private issue to claim that it should be resolved in the private or voluntary sectors (also known as civil society) Public issue to claim that some government action should be taken in the public sector. Where we draw the line between a public issue and private issue is a fundamental assumption in thinking about politics. Empirical beliefs (the way things are) and normative beliefs (the way things should be) influence out views about how to best study politics and solve real-world problems. Resolving political issues deals with a key concept in political science power. People are powerless when they have no probability of being able to impose their will o. Three kinds of power: coercion o o. The agent is able to impose its will on others by using or threatening physical force and other forms of punishments.
