POLI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Liberal Democracy, French Revolution, Resisting Arrest
4 Dec 2014
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Bio has dna, phys has atoms and light, chemistry has molecules, but humans are amalgams of these things and are self-determining. Develop hypotheses and try to measure the phenomenon we are studying. Iraq ignored 16 un resolutions and was condemned by international community. Influence- shaping someones will through persuasion and voluntary compliance. Cabinet minister might persuade rest of cabinet about wisdom of a particular policy. Actor exercising power is thought to wield it legitimately. Politics- that activity in which conflicting interests struggle for advantage or dominance in the making and execution of public policies. In liberal democracies power is exercised by influence and authority although occasionally coercive power is required as a last resort. Govt- the set of institutions that makes and enforces collective public decisions for a society at a particular time. Sovereign: has monopoly over the legitimate use of force in a given territory.
