POL 101W Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Robert A. Dahl, Occupy Movement, Capitalism
11 Oct 2016
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Politics involves a deep connection to power; we link decision making with power (ex. Marijuana legislation: we will we be able to use it legally for recreation. Aboriginal politics: treaty rights, resource development, healthcare, police brutality, missing and murdered women, residential schools, and the right to land. Why should we care about power: power is a vital factor in interpersonal and institutional relationships, we often seek power as a means to an end (power influences) Dimensions of power: robert dahl: first dimension. A has power over b to the extent a can get b to do something b would not do. Who prevails in decision making requires us to postulate: we look at observable behavior with respect to recognizable disputes, we assume an open system, that is open to any group, leaders of the respective groups can be studied. When a rebellion does not occur we can assume:
