Comparative Politics POLS 3200 Flashcards
define politics
The struggle for authority to make decisions that will affect the public as a whole; i.e. competition for public power.
define comparative politics
the study and comparison of politics across countries. Has the goal of testing theories over space and time.
CP problems
There are many variables and few cases to analyze.
state
a set of institutions to ensure order within and protect from threats from without. *needs capacity, sovereignty, and autonomy.
3 Traditions of comparative politics
Rational, traditional, and cultural.
Webers 3 forms of legitimacy
Traditional, legal, and charismatic
Institutions
organizations or patterns of activity that are self perpetuating and valued for their own sake
Steps of Hypothesis Testing
- Propose research question
- Define key terms
- Identify variable
- Specify expectations of the hypothesis
- Collect and examine evidence
- Draw conclusions from evidence
society
collection of people bound by shared institutions that define how people relate/interact with each other
ethnicity
set of social institutions that bind people together through common culture
nation
institution that binds people through common political aspirations
citizenship
relationship wherein citizens swear allegiance to the state, the state provides benefits and people have obligations in return
5 main political ideologies
Liberalism, communism, social democracy, fascism and anarchism
political violence
violence outside official state control and politically motivated
revolution
public seizure of the state in order to overturn the existing government and regime
