Introduction to politics - Reading Flashcards
…. is a topic up for debate
Politics
Risk of narrowing boundaries of politics
you exclude important parts of the subject
Risk of broadening the boundaries of politics
The term will lose its meaning
The complexity of the word politics stems from …
the work being negatively associated with terms such as:
-self-interest
-corruption
-abuse of power
politics aims to achieve…
common good: Everybody in our society is able to access basic resources
Politics can also show…
how diverse our society is: gender, wealth, income & social class.
people of society have to…
come together to achieve the common good. We all have different goals, interest values we have to come together to achieve those.
why do we need mechanisms?
We need mechanisms in place to distribute resources evenly. Currently, in our society, not everyone is able to get the same resources & opportunities. We put mechanisms such as institutions in our society to make sure we can achieve even distribution of resources.
What is scarcity?
he demand for a good or service is greater than the availability of the good or service. not enough resources for everyone.
Modern-day politics is about …..
-economic welfare
-liberty
-equality
-security
Politics encompasses…
Status and value
Politics is ultimately about …
'’Who gets what, when, and how’’
Politics is inevitable when…
there are differences, conflicts, and scarcity
The claim that politics is not true for everyone because…
it undermines greater social cohesion which is determined by people their core values and agreements
For … politics is a negative term because the term represents class conflicts.
Matrix
matrix think that politics…
is mainly the organised power of one social class oppressing the other
what type of conflicts still need political interference?
conflict created by:
-war
-territory
-political
…. is loyalty and devotion to a nation especially as expressed in a glorifying of one nation above all others and a stressing of the promotion of its culture and interests
Nationalism
Globalization
is the moving of products and technological accessibility from one nation to another
… signals the end of nationalism
Globalization
society is no longer affected by…
just national issues we are also affected by global causes
globalization has created…
a pessimistic attitiude. We only tend to see the world in the world.
politics nowadays is about…
interpersonal forces, human will, demanding recognition, and our proactive engagement
Why is politics put in place as a mechanism…
to manage the different values and interest
