Intro

Question 1

What is politics?

Answer 1

• A process of conflict resolution in which support is mobilised and
  maintained for collective action
• The stake of politics if the provision of public

Question 2

Why is the provision of public goods core to politics?

Answer 2

It has been considered that the provisions of public goods, which requires public institutions, draws a dividing line between the domains of public and private activities and defines the proper space of politics

Question 3

What is political science?

Answer 3

• The study of who gets what, when and how

- The systematic study of government and politics

Question 4

What is government?

Answer 4

A specialised group of individuals, institutions and agencies that make and enforce public decisions

Question 5

What are the core approaches to politics?

Answer 5

• Instituonalism
  
  • Legislatures, courts, parties
• Behaviouralism
  
  • Individuals, political culture, public opinion, voting
• Public choice
  
  • Economics of politics
• Political economy
  
  • Politics as a class struggle

Question 6

How is the discipline of politics organised?

Answer 6

• Political Philosophy
  
  • Aristotle, Plato, Locke, Kant
• National Politics
  
  • Federalism, Constitutionalism, Parties, Elections
• Comparative Politics
  
  • Institutions, countries, method
• International relations
  
  • State to state interactions, nuclear proliferation, terrorism