Karteikarten: Foundations of Political Science and International Relations — 10 Karten

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.