PO264 Chapter 1: APPROACHING THE STUDY OF POLITICS
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Influence = respect: coercion = might, authority = right. Influence: the ability to persuade others to do your will voluntarily through appeals to intellect, passions, self-interest and/or group solidarity: coercion: the ability to make others do your will through the use of fear or threats. Inducement: involves the use of rewards or bribes: manipulation: involves the use of misleading or false information. Influence: the imposition of one"s will on another through persuasion and voluntary compliance without either accompanying threats or deference to authority. Political sociology approach: emphasize groups and societal forces, devoted to explaining the impacts of social and economic contexts on public decision making, social cleavages approach, pluralist approach, marxist approach, class approach. Political theory: concerned with the discovery and application of moral notions in the sphere of political relations and practice, devoted to an examination of what ought to be".
