final Flashcards
Lasswell’s description of politics
theory of who gets what when how
Subfields in political science
political theory, international relations, american politics, comparative politics
American political development
durable shifts in authority
Contribution of john locke
life liberty and property
Contribution of thomas hobbes
the social contract
Description of political participation
all the ideas the contribute to social capital which is the ideal that people form connections that benefit their own interest, these social networks in turn produce communities that create norms of reciprocity and promote more social engagement overall
Rational choice theory
use of game theory
Actors in international relations
nation states, non governmental orgs (NGO’S) multi national corps international orgs
Levels of analysis
individual, national, international
Theories of international relations
realism, liberalism, constructivism
Federal vs unitary systems
division of power between levels of gov(federal) (unitary) power invested in a strong central gov
Unicameral vs bicameral systems
one house ( uni) two houses(bi)
Concept of public policy
includes all the decisions governments make to influence behavior
Outcomes of conflict and bargaining
no action, compromise, log rolling
Aspects of actors in public policy
ntergovernmental organizations, non governmental organizations, multinational corporations
Policy area
public policy, international relations how policies are created and implemented, how they affect society, and how they should be monitored and evaluated
Concept of normative political science
Normative political science seeks to understand the meaning, purposes, and goals of politics.
Concept of empirical political science
empirical political science is based not on what should be, but on what is.
Return of great power politics
security-seeking great powers will nonetheless be forced to engage in competition and conflict with one another.
Realigning election
is a set of sharp changes in party ideology, issues, party leaders, regional and demographic bases of power of political parties, and the structure
