Politics — process?
Debating values, competing for power, making decisions.
Politics — definition?
Process of debating values, competing for power, making decisions.
Normative vs Empirical — difference?
Normative prescribes, empirical describes reality.
Policy — outcome?
Laws, regulations, decisions influencing society.
International Relations — focus?
Studying interactions among states and global actors.
Normative Theory — focus?
How things *should* work, based on values.
Empirical Theory — focus?
How things *actually* work, based on data.
Political Subfields — examples?
Theory, American, Comparative, International Relations.
International Political Economy — study?
Interaction of political and economic processes at global level.
Science approach — steps?
Theory, hypotheses, data, falsification.
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1. What are the foundations of political science?
2. According to Lasswell (1936), what is the primary focus of politics?
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