PO101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Harold Lasswell, Bernard Crick, Civil Society
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The study of politics is so multifaceted that finding a clear definition of the field is difficult. Poli (many) + ticks (blood sucking creatures)= many blood sucking creatures (politicians) The art of governing mankind by deceiving them. Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies. The specific political distinction ot which political actions and motives can be reduced is that between friend and enemy- carl schmitt, 1927. A way of ruling divided societies by a process of free discussion and without undue violence- bernard crick, 2000. Who gets what, when and how (harold lasswell, 1936) Politics is a social activity that is: Inextricably linked to the phenomena of conflict and cooperation and is based on the power relations between those engaged in conflict and cooperation. - robinson crusoe and man friday. The role of the government and civil society in politics.
