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POL 100 – Midterm study guide solution new update2024 SFU
Politics - "the process by which groups
representing divergent interests and/or values attempt to reach collective decisions"
Two key assumptions:
1. Humans have divergent
interests and values
2. Human societies are
defined by scarcity
Politics is Inevitable: Thesis 1 - Karl Marx believes scarcity can be overcome, values and needs
can be overlooked for a common goal/need
-politics is no longer needed
Politics is Inevitable: Thesis 2 - Globalisation means things out of our control have undermined
politics
-UN and other global actors could override states
Power - Power is the ability to influence and bind. Power is the ability to make policy
,o Most people believe political outcomes are based on who had power (military might, bribes,
facts/value-based arguments (who knows what or what people will believe more), leadership
success)
o A lot of these 'powers' happen "below the surface" in politics
Sources of Power - Power based on coercion
Legitimate power based on authority
M. Weber's types of authority - Charismatic (If people believe in a person's character, and
personality it gives them more sway and power because people will believe them and follow
them naturally)
Traditional (people have power due to birthright)
-Monarchy (can be limited or main power)
-Non democratic tactics (North Korea and Kim family)
Legal-rational (mostly used in rule bound nations)
-Ways to challenge the sources of power, rules on what power can be used, laws enforce
people with power
Normative analysis - Normative analysis asks what ought to
be
Examples:
- Do states have a moral obligation
to take in refugees?
, - Is democracy more just than
autocracy?
Empirical analysis - Empirical analysis asks what is
Examples:
- Why have liberal democracies
developed different types of
public healthcare systems?
- How many refugees can Canada
support economically?
Can We Study
Politics as a Science? - it depends!
If a rigid definition of science is
used, political scientists face many
obstacles:
-Humans are not very predictable
-Lack of control over the research
setting
-Can political researchers be valuefree?
Comparative Politics - (empirical)
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