Introduction Flashcards

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Sovereignty

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The ability of states to carry out actions or policies within a territory independently from external actors or internal rivals

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Institutions

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Organizations or activities that are self-perpetuating and valued for their own sake

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Politics

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The struggle in any group for power that will give one or more persons the ability to make decisions for the larger group

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Comparative Politics

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A subfield that compares the “power” struggle across countries

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Comparative Method

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A way to make comparisons across cases and draw conclusions

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Qualitative research

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Mastery of a limited number of cases through the detailed study of their history, language and culture, emphasis on depth over breadth

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Quantitative research

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Gathering of statistical data across a large number of countries in order to look for correlations and test hypotheses about cause and effect, emphasis on breadth over depth

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Normative

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An approach in comparative study that makes a value judgment based on researched data, answers, “how the world should be”

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Empirical

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An approach in comparative studies that emphasizes numerical data, answers, “how the world is”

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Statecraft

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How to govern

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Modernization Theory

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Held that as societies developed, they would become capitalist democracies, converging around a shared set of values and characteristics, here the focus of study is political institutions

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Behavioralism

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A shift in political study from political intuitions to individual political behavior

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