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29 Cards in this Set
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What is politics |
human interaction that involves both power and conflicting all govt decisions and actions issues in the gift who gets what when and how |
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power |
who wins who loses |
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5 MAJOR fields |
1) American politics 2) public administration -bueracracy 3) political theory- politics, justice rights 4) comparative politics- comparing politics of places 5) international relations- theories behind large global issues |
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comparative poltics |
most prominent study domestic policy politics mostly outside US case studies and regional specialization |
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socialism |
steps towards communism property and istrubutin of wealth controlled by community |
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Social democracy |
modified free market protects workers rights market economies with great social benefits most EU countries |
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constitutional monarchy |
monarch is head of state/ figure head an dparlimetn makes all decisions GB Norway |
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Monarchy |
royal dictatorship, blood lines and tradition |
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authoritarian state |
syria and Iran military intervention unpolitical affairs highly and democratic |
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Facsism |
old Italy dictatorship with 1 charismatic leader extreme nationalism and perhaps racist ideology Nazi |
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totalitarism |
single ideology, secret police to spread terror, total control of military, suppression of press and control of economy |
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democracy |
freedom of expression political leaders elected multi party policies |
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presidential system |
separation of powers
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parliament system |
prime minister elected by majority vote of popualiry elected parliament c France is a hybrid of both |
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democratic peace theory |
Majority of people will be happy with elections because majority vote winsDemocracies do not fight other democraciesIf we have more democratic states we will minimize the number of wars |
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International politcs |
1) peace and conflict 2) international security 3) foreign policy analysis 4) international law 5) global organizations |
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liberal democracy |
democracy where 3 branches of balanced power |
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Functions of theories |
Provides the concepts to understand the eventsExplains global political outcomes Provides prescription or policy advocacy Parsimony |
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Realism |
Blames conflict in the world on human natureSelfish, evil by nature, power hungry. Views security as the key issue in international affairs Pessimistic view of human nature and the inevitability of war.The key factor in international is the stateInternational law is anarchic = independent states with no central authority above them. |
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realpolitik |
alliance power balancing |
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Idealism/Liberalsim |
Optimistic world viewWar is a mistake and can usually be avoided Stresses the importance of International Law and International OrganizationHuman have a capacity for goodPrefers soft power with emphasis and a liberal force tradePluralist and not totally state centeredAdvocates collective securityComplex interdependence. |
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collective security |
A system by which states ally to protect each other against external threat |
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complex interdependence |
A theory or situation marked by strong connections among nations and states that these actors mutually vulnerable and sensitive |
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state sovereignty |
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international anarchy |
The absence of gov’t; the global structure within which states operate |
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structure of international system |
Multipolar Bipolar Unipolar - US = most powerful country now |
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Power how exercised different levels |
persuasion economic inducements physical force small,regional,great and super |
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neoliberalism |
although states remained primary actors on the world stage, they were not the only actor developed bc of oil crisis 1970-1980 modern variant |
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neorealism |
a result of the lack of higher authority in the structure of the worlds systems is that countries have to go to war to settle their disputes |
