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Power and Choice

And so it begins… Why do we need this class? Empirical research Applied v. pure Winners and losers Who votes? Human rights repression Judicial decision-making Effects of campaign ads

Politics What is it? The making of common decisions for a group of people through the exercise of power by some members of the group over others Why are we so fascinated?

Collective Action What is collective action? Why does it work/why does it not work?

Power What is power? Coercion, persuasion, construction of incentives How does it relate to authority? Manifest v. implicit? Does it matter which is used? Hard to analyze Hunter v. Dahl v. Bachrach and Baratz v. Digeser

How Do Power and Choice Relate? Two viewpoints: Politics consists of public choice Politics consists of the use of power Voting example Which is right? When? Why?

So, Again, What is Political Science? Politics of the state Interpretive v. Behaviorialist Theory Empirical v. normative

The Field American Comparative IR PA/Policy Theory Political behavior, institutions, public law, state/local Comparative IR PA/Policy Theory