POL-UA 700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: John Stuart Mill, Empowered, Lower House
21 Apr 2016
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Even as they disagree on the goals of that action. Politics: political scientists think politics is more than what laypeople think it is, process through which individuals and groups reach agreement on a course of collective action, think broadly don"t be narrow minded. Collective action: global warming, police & fire protection, common defense. Collectively rational to take action to solve a problem. Individually rational to not contribute to solving that problem. Enjoy benefits of it being solved without paying the cost: to overcome problems groups of political actors need to agree upon institutions that bind, prisoners"s dilemmas them to making individual contributions and sacrifices. Individually not to contribute to solve a problem that is collectively ration to take action. To overcome these problems institutions are needed to bind them to making individual contributions. Require strong institutions that keep everyone at optimal behavior, forever. Coordination games: which side to drive on, keyboard layout, time zones.
