POLI 222 Study Guide - Final Guide: Bertha Wilson, Economic Forecasting, Treasury Board

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 222
• Professor: Christina Scholtz

Document Summary

Intro - group discussion groups outside the government civil society advocating to pressure the gov. to better society: what is private what is public, private goal vs public goal. Pluralism: competitive eld - there are lots of groups (government faced with multiple claims from a large variety of groups, first generation of scholars: Arthur bentley: david truman, state as neutral arbiter (simplistic view of the state, shift from old school institutional views of power. Introduce social element to study of political institution. Emblematic of the behavioral revolution in political science. Problem: where do interest groups come from? is the question of group formation is endogenous to the kind of groups being formed: public vs. Parkland student organizing to advocate for stricter gun law. Payoff for student : famous (cynical olson interpretation) Does it hold up? do we need an external inducement or without it can public good interest would still occur: would a sole altruism be a motivation.