POLSCI 160 Chapter Notes - Chapter Chapter 4 Vocab: The Incentive
17 Oct 2017
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Bureaucracy: the collection of organizations - includng the military, the diplomatic corps, and the intelligence agencies - that carry out most tasks of governance within the state. Interest groups: groups of individuals with common interests that organize to influence public policy in a manner that benefits their members. Rally effect: the tendency for people to become more supportive of their country"s governmet in response to dramatic international events, such as crises or wars. Approval generally spikes at the start of a war. Diversionary incentive: the incentive that state leaders have to start international crises in order to rally public support at home. Usually invoked when a leader is insecure domestically. Military-industrial complex: an alliance between military leaders and the industries that benefit from international conflict, such as arms manufacturers. Democratic peace: the observation that there are few, if any, clear cases of war between mature democratic states.
