POL 128 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Direct Democracy, Pierre Trudeau, Fidel Castro
9 Dec 2014
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Looks at the world as it is . Argued as a more realistic approach to politics. Fact based + ethical or moral dimension. Get what you want regardless of what others" want. Un told them not to invade but they did what they wanted because no one could really stop or go against them. How much country a has dependent on the power of country b has. Eg canada"s power over jamaica: better economy, education, production but weak compared to murica. Influence: gov"t uses persuasion to get us to do/don"t do something. Coercion: govt will go after you or threaten you with force. Eg fines. making life difficult for smokers with increase prices, boundaries of smoking. Extreme version is the death penalty. (deterrence) but usually doesn"t work because murders usually happen in the heat of the moment and people won"t think it through. Authority: people do what they are supposed to do willingly because they believe in government legitimacy.
