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Politics is defined as
the ability to achieve goals in a political system and to have others do as you wish them to
The power that political leaders have is said to come from:
the law and the electoral process
Why should students study politics?
To understand how events and decisions affect us. To learn about how people organize themselves in a social environment. To understand why some individuals and groups may benefit from social and political institutions but others may not.
This institution carries out the affairs and administration of a political system:
Government
A fundamental goal of politics is
achieving fairness in society
Harold Laswell defined ‘politics’ as:
Who gets what, when and how
Conflict resolution refers to
the process in domestic or international affairs that aims to reconcile antagonism through mediation and negotiation
The institution holds access to the legitimate use of force in its territory
The state
Approaches used in the study of politics
Political philosophy Canadian politics International relations Comparative politics
Comparative politics is concerned with
making comparisons between countries to understand political events and problems
This method of political studies relies on the scientific method of inquiry
behaviouralism
The scientific approach of behaviouralism was criticized for
not sufficiently taking into account values and ideology
The political economy approach
sees the political and economic spheres as tightly connected
Ethnocentrism
the belief that one’s culture or group is superior to others.
Political scientists maintain that politics affects
everyone, in every part of our lives
Globalization is the intensification across borders, of
Economic, political, social and cultural relations
Multinational corporations are
Corporate bodies that operate in more than a single country
International politics is
the study of foreign policy and relations among states and other actors at the international level
Political studies is not restricted to the study of nation-states, because
politics is not confined to territorial borders
Political studies has found that
the borders of states do not necessarily divide countries. incorrect countries may be closely connected despite being separate entities. incorrect parts of countries may feel tighter connections to other countries, than their own country
Citizenship is defined as:
the status of being a formal member of a state
Canadian society has been described as
a mosaic
The term “body politic” refers to
a political community
In a political community, order refers to
when actors and interactions are marked by regularity and stability