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Comparative politics |
Study and comparison of domestic politics across countries |
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State the significance of Comparative Politics |
Inform and challenge ideals; helps make arguments about cause/effect by using evidence from space and time. |
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International Relations |
Relations between countries |
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Institutions |
Organizations or activities that are self-perpetuating and valued for their own sake |
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State the significance of Institutions |
What's possible and probable in political life (rules and structures which we live) |
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Politics |
Process of determining "who gets what, when, and how" |
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State the significance of "Politics". |
One or more persons given the power to make decisions for the larger group. |
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Power |
Ability to influence others/impose one's will on them. |
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Comparative Method |
Way to compare cases and draw conclusions |
South vs North Korea |
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State the significance of "Comparative Method" |
Conclusions/generalizations valid in other cases |
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Inductive Reasoning |
Studying a case --> making a hypothesis |
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State significance of "Inductive Reasoning" |
Stops quick assumptions |
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Deductive reasoning |
Start with puzzle --> make hypothesis about cause/effect to test multiple cases |
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Correlation |
Common things between factors and variables; association |
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Causal relationship |
Cause and effect |
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Multicasuality |
Many variables are tied together to make certain outcomes |
Variation in countries: gun control hard to be explained by a single variable. |
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State significance of "multicasuality" |
No single, easy answers to political problems |
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Area Studies |
Regional focus |
Specialist on Cuba would also research other Latin American countries instead of European ones |
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State the significance of "area studies". |
Know what's going on in other countries |
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Selection bias |
Studies influenced by love for countries' language/culture can lead to selection bias |
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Endogeneity |
Problem with distinguishing cause & effect |
Variables may be BOTH cause and effect in relationship to one another |
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State the significance of "endogeneity" |
"The motor of history" |
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Theory |
Combined set of hypotheses, assumptions, and facts |
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Modernization theory |
As societies developed they would gain a set of common characteristics |
Democracy and Capitalism became an ideal |
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Behavioral revolution |
Movement during 1950's & 60s to make theories about single political behavior that could be applied across all countries |
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Qualitative |
Study through in-depth investigation of limited number of cases |
Interviews, observations, and other forms of documentary research |
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Rational choice |
Weigh costs and benefits then choose in order of maximum benefits to minimum benefits |
Voting |
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Game theory |
Approach that emphasizes how actions/organizations behave in their goal to influence others |
Supporting a revolution |
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Formal Institutions |
Usually based on officially sanctioned rules that are relatively clear |
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Informal Institutions |
Based on unwritten AND unofficial rules |
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Freedom |
Person's ability to act independently |
Freedom of speech |
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Equality |
Material standard of living shared by a people within a community, society, and country |
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