POLI 2057 Chapter : Chapter 1 Notes
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Chapter 1- introduction: problems and questions in international politics. Purpose- refers to the goals of political action. Political actors: international organizations, african union, nongovernmental organizations, medecins sans frontieres, state, sudan, individuals, u. s. citizens, all of these actors worked together in the sudan crisis, states, bureaucracies, firms, and terrorist groups. How actors achieve a purpose- power: power in one situation may be different in another. International politics is an area in which vital decisions are made based on understandings of cause and effect that are hotly debated. Better our understanding of international politics; learning how to ask the right questions and to evaluate evidence about possible answers. To make informed evaluations about how the world works and about what choices should be made. Engage in intelligent debate about important public policy issues. The goal of analysis is to either accept or reject an assertion.
