POLS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: News, Harold Lasswell, David Easton
11 Dec 2017
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Focusing on one primary element as the most important for understanding a phenomenon. The politics and governments of different countries. Politics is the process by which societies are governed. Politics is about the institutions and structures put into place to govern societies. Politics is about society and how society functions in its many different facets. About interaction : between people, government, nations. Politics is concerned with power, influence, and authority. Politics is about who has power in a society and how that power is used and to what ends. Politics is about political parties and how they come to power. Politics is about ideas, about which ideas will be acted on, and how those ideas influence issues. Politics is about debate and differences of opinion over issues. Politics is about pursuing ideas of goodness, justice and rightness. Politics is about achieving the good society .
