Study Guide Flashcards
Modernization theory
The assumption that all countries will eventually become capitalist democracies
Qualitative methods
Usually inductive, begin with a case study to generate theory usually narrowly focused on a few cases not always though
Quantitive methods
More math and data analysis, deductive reasoning, lots of cases spread out
Behavioral revolution
Quantitative over qualitative
Modernization theory
Political behavior of individuals rather than larger political structures
Autonomy
The ability of the state to wield its power independently of the public
Freedom
Ability of individuals to act independently without fear of punishment or restriction from the state or other groups
Freedom modern
Free speech
Freedom of religion
Civil liberties etc.
Equality
A material standard of living shared by individuals in a society
Individual freedom can come at the cost of what?
Greater societal equality
Who said human beings were more clouds than clocks?
Karl popper
Who is Philip tetlock?
A political scientist and psychologist that conducts studies (hedgehogs and foxs)
Philip tetlock: what is a fox?
Foxs are not confident in their views which consist of many little ideas that they change often
Philip tetlock: hedgehogs ?
Hedgehogs are scholars that believe one big thing and are more likely to reject new information if it contradicts their current beliefs
Who is a better predictor foxes or hedgehogs ?
Foxes
German scholar Max Webbers definition of “state”
The organization that maintains a monopoly of violence over a territory (most political scientists use this definition)
