POL101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Subgame, Game Theory, Game Tree
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Political science is the study of politics in a scientific manner. Politics is the subset of human behaviour that involves the use of power or influence. Power is involved whenever individuals who cannot win without the use of influencing others or breaking free from the influence of others. Exit, voice, loyalty: power relationship between citizens and state; when citizens will take action against state, when will state respond positively/negatively who has power, when/why have it, how they use it. Politics is about winners and losers; people benefit at the expense of others. Exit: accept change, alter behaviour to achieve maximum outcome in new changes. Voice: taking action against new change, try to revert it back to its original form. Game theory: tool for analyzing strategic situations, strategic situation: choices made by one. Loyalty: accept change, and no alterations made. player are dependent on the choices of the other player.