...|1 | | |Politics and political science | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Political science is the study of politics in all its aspects. Occasionally politics is used as a synonym for political science: sometimes| | | | | |as the title of university departments of political science. This may be confusing. Although a few political scientists have become | | | | | |politicians, and even more rarely politicians have become political scientists, the activities of the two, despite impinging on each | | | | | |other, are quite different. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |1.1 What is politics? |...
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...Essay on the Scope of Political Science by Suhana Dhawan There is no general agreement on the nature and scope of Political Science, “the master science” as Aristotle described it, since there is no generally accepted definition of the discipline, and its organising concept the State. The definitions of both Political Science and the State, the latter in particular, reveal the bias of the thinkers, for example, the metaphysical (Hegel), the juridical (Austin), the sociological (Maclver), the descriptive (Garner) and many others with their own distinctive labels. In fact, there are as many definitions as there are writers on the subject and all these definitions give to the entity — the State — different meanings and conflicting roles. This tendency continues even now though in a slightly different form. “The recent definitions of politics (as a study),” writes Frank Thakurdas, “are not so much cast in the discipline of the thinker (easily detectable) but in the conceptual framework that he has worked out in advance (as it were) the basic presupposition of his personal manner of interpreting the complete phenomenon of politics. But also including the ‘purpose’ that the studies involve in terms of the practical ends they sub serve.” Some writers restrict the scope of Political Science to the study of the State alone, for example, Bluntschli. All such writers exclude the study of government from the scope of Political Science, for the State for them obviously includes the study...
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...Industrial Relations in BD (Conceptual) 1. Question: Causes of poor Industrial Relation’s in BD a) Question: Political Interference may be creating bad IR practices? Answer: Political interferences are one of the causes of poor industrial relations. If there are any political influences then political aim will take over the industrial aim. If people are involved in politics then they will be more interested in politics and they will do work with less labor and try to earn compensation without working. Because then they will think that they have good relation with politicians and have shelter with political persons. Trade Unions did not bother the management then strike, lock out will be regular phenomena. For this unstable situation productivity will be hampered. Lastly by interferences of policies only CBA person benefited but ultimately labors become looser. We know productivity is directly involved with economy, if productivity less it will be create a great impact of our whole economy. If productivity will grow automatically economy of the country will be grow and if productivity will less automatically economy of the country will be less. For a good atmosphere of industrial relation need to a standard compensation and benefits, salary timely, recreation, leave for employees then they will actively. But if involve politics in industrial atmosphere then all things or all system will be destroy. There will be creating class conflict and dissatisfaction. Then all industry...
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...------------------------------------------------- Week Four: Public Policy in Economics | | Details | Due | Points | Objectives | 1 1 2.1 Analyze the effect of externalities on market outcomes. 2.2 Differentiate among horizontal, vertical, and conglomerate mergers. 2.3 Analyze the effect of government interventions, taxation, and regulations on economic behavior. | | | Reading | Read Ch. 8 of Economics. | | | Reading | Read Ch. 18 of Economics. | | | Reading | Read Ch. 21 of Economics. | | | Reading | Read Ch. 21W of Economics. | | | Participation | Participate in class discussion. | See Policies | 2 | Discussion Questions | Respond to weekly discussion questions. | See Policies | 1 | Individual Differentiating Between Market Structures | For this assignment, you will choose from the following options:Option 1: Differentiating Between Market Structures in KudlerOption 2: Differentiating Between Market Structures in an Organization of Your Choice * Read the instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: Differentiating Between Market Structures located on the student website and select one option to complete the assignment. | 4/23/12 | 20 | Learning Team Reflection Public Policy in Economics | Discuss this week’s objectives with your team. Include the topics you feel comfortable with, any topics you struggled with, and how the topics relate to your field...
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...Creative Thinking Lorena Simmons 06/21/2013 HUM/111-Critical and Creative Thinking James Clifton • How might you use the strategies for applying creativity to problems and issues in addressing this topic? The topic that I choose to address about political issue is about “Political Corruption as Duplicitous Exclusion”. Addressing this issue that I choose can be hard to write about if you don’t have enough evidence to support and prove your stories. Corruption in politics is very popular in every Country. First, I would gather all the information that are important about my topic and I will do researching in different reliable website to get some more information about the issue that I am going to write to my newspaper website. Second, creating a thesis, creating thesis for my topic is important because this will help me to fallow and stay focus on my topic. I will jot down some facts and examples to use to support my anecdotes. Some readers will believe to your stories, but most of the readers put their curiosity to what they are reading. They will look on the important points and start asking questions about their readings, and if you don’t have enough evidence to support your points, readers will not believe your stories. • How might you use the strategies for promoting curiosity in addressing this topic? Why do think these...
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...POLITICAL SCIENCE 1 Spring 2013 The Government of the United States Syllabus El Camino College Section 2620: M/W, 9:30am – 10:55am Room: Social Science 212 Instructor: Van P. Chaney, MPA E-mail: vchaney@elcamino.edu Phone: 310-660-3593 Website: http://profspace.com/vchaney Required Texts: AM Gov 2012, Losco/Baker ISBN: 978-0073526379 Taking Sides, 18th ed, Mckenna ISBN: 978-0078050329 Course Objectives: 1. Identify the theoretical foundations and the applications of the American political system. 2. Analyze major political institutions: the presidency, bureaucracy, Congress, Judiciary, elections, political parties, and interest groups. 3. Examine and assess the implementation of democracy, including the different perspectives of elitism, pluralism, and majoritarianism. 4. Evaluate the role of the mass media in the political process. 5. Identify and discuss political culture and the function of political socialization. 6. Compare and contrast the relationship of federal and state governmental systems and processes with emphasis on California. 7. Evaluate and analyze the interdependence of economics and politics. 8. Distinguish between civil rights and civil liberties and their evolution in American society. 9. Assess the federal and state judicial systems and their impact on public policy. 10. Examine and discuss the process of public policy making in relation to international and domestic...
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...RUNNING HEAD: COMMUNICATION GENRE Communication Genre Comparative Analysis Paper Pamela E. Mundhenk Week 2 Assignment COM/PA 530 Professor J. Sanfillippo July 29, 2013 University of Phoenix Communication Genre Comparative Analysis Introduction Public administrators use many communication genres to reach their audiences. These genres range from business cards to governmental proposals. Each one has its own purpose. Each one has its own way of getting information to the audience quickly and efficiently. Each one has been affected by technology. Each has its own discourse conventions associated with it. And each has its own method of distribution—either external or internal. The purpose of this analysis is to compare some of these genres and explain how each one gets information to the intended audience effectively. The Purpose The business card genre introduces a reader to the person named on the card and provides professional information about that person. It helps the reader gain insight to pertinent information concerning the cardholder by providing the cardholder’s name, the agency’s name, an office phone number, address, and e-mail address. The resume, on the other hand, provides information to the reader regarding a candidate’s skills and experience related to potential employment. Information concerning the candidate, such as name, address, and phone number, along with employment experience, beginning with the most recent, aids the reader in...
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...Democracy and Political Ignorance Democracy is supposed to be rule of the people, by the people, and for the people. But in order to rule effectively, the people need political knowledge. If they know little or nothing about government, it becomes difficult to hold political leaders accountable for their performance. Unfortunately, public knowledge about politics is disturbingly low. In addition, the public also often does a poor job of evaluating the political information they do know. This state of affairs has persisted despite rising education levels, increased availability of information thanks to modern technology, and even rising IQ scores. It is mostly the result of rational behavior, not stupidity. Such widespread and persistent political ignorance and irrationality strengthens the case for limiting and decentralizing the power of government. The Extent of Ignorance Political ignorance in America is deep and widespread. The current government shutdown fight provides some good examples. Although Obamacare is at the center of that fight and much other recent political controversy, 44% percent of the public do not even realize it is still the law. Some 80 percent, according to a recent Kaiser survey, say they have heard “nothing at all” or “only a little” about the controversial insurance exchanges that are a major part of the law. The shutdown controversy is also just the latest manifestation of a longstanding political struggle over federal spending. But most of...
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...Page 1 Ryan Lawson 19 April 2011 PolSci 111 Exam 2 I.Ds: 1. UNDERDEVELOPMENT- Frank reading. Underdevelopment is when a country exists with shortcomings or even lacks in areas of industrial growth, social welfare, jobs, political stability, education, and literacy. These countries typically have much poverty and unequal distribution of wealth. This is significant to comparative politics because we study how underdeveloped countries come to be more successful nation-states with prospering markets. We also study examples of countries that have failed at this. Some of the more successful countries would be Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Africa and Afghanistan would be prime examples of countries that still have trouble with underdevelopment. 2. SYNCRETISM- Sil reading. Syncretism is the strategy of Nation building that combines foreign/modern and native/traditional values. Sil believes that in order for a Third World country to move forward, traditions must be reconstructed with newer, more modern ideals. This is significant to Comparative Politics because it is a way of understanding how social mobilization affects modern nation building. 3. ZAIBATSU- Johnson and Fukai reading. Zaibatsu are eastern Asian industrial and financial conglomerates that unleashed entrepreneurship in countries like Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. They focus capital in developmental projects in underdeveloped countries and constitute compromise between inefficiencies of...
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...the author considers unfortunate to the discipline. In this book, Amartya Sen talks about the continued and ever increasing distancing of economics from ethics. This book has three chapters and under each chapter, there are sub topics. That makes the book more structured and easy to understand even for a person who is not so competent in the study of Economics. Though the book was written in 1987, most of the arguments still apply in todays’ world. Amartya Sen starts off with an Edward Clerihaw Bentley verse about a major practitioner of political economics and this sets the tone for the rest of the book. The author basically tries to argue that ethics-related tradition of Economics dates back to the days of Aristotle and that Economics ultimately goes hand in hand with the study of Ethics and Politics. Amartya Sen certainly and in a very obvious manner, questions the disassociation of the study of Economics from that of ethics and political philosophy. Hence, this book is undoubtedly a very important reading for those who are interested in connecting the dots between economics and business ethics. Professor Sen, while agreeing that the ‘engineering’ approach to Economics has been often fruitful, criticises the same ‘engineering approach’ by saying that it has substantially impoverished the modern economics because it has created a distance between economics and ethics. He also goes on to explain that the ‘Positive Economics’ has led to ignoring complex ethical consideration...
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...A PESTLE Analysis for Tesco A PESTLE analysis for Tesco must consider all the important external factors impacting on the company. These factors may have political, economic, sociological, technological, legal or environmental dimensions. The political analysis must include the impact of local and national government, and the international situation. The Economic analysis needs to investigate the influences of the stock market and tax increases, amongst many other monetary matters. Sociological factors are difficult to determine, as they are part of our background culture. This is part of the reason why using systematic analysis techniques is important. Technological factors are usually easier to spot, because new technologies involve change, and change is always noticed. For instance, online shopping has had a major impact on Tesco's recent success. The change created by technological advances often lead to legal problems, which is why legal analysis is always an important part of a PESTLE analysis. Tesco's operations obviously have a significant environmental impact, from fossil fuel use to packaging issues. Reducing the demand on the planet is a challenge for any big company. A PESTLE Analysis for Tesco must look at all the six factors we have mentioned. Here they are again, with some more examples: • political: an increase in unemployment due to a downward turn in the world economy. • economic: impact on sales of the credit crunch. • sociological: an increase in...
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...Woodrow Wilson defines public administration as the detailed and systematic application of law. While another definition emphasizes policy execution, policy formation and administrative responsibility citing that the goal of administrative responsibility is to administer programs efficiently and ensure that both the process and its results are accountable to elected officials, and ultimately, to the people. My view, public administration is bureaucracy in action. It is the coordination and advancement of policies so that the government can function effectively. It is also concerned with government organization, the many officials, both elected and unelected, public servants and administrators to be formally responsible for their conduct and behavior while they sit in office, at all levels of government. Public Administration is the translation of politics into reality for the citizens to see. Nothing is more central in thinking about public administration than the nature and interrelation of politics and administration. There are a variety of modern empirical studies and research that public administration and politics will always be intertwined one way or another. Separating politics and administration is conceivable only to a certain extent, partly because governing politicians must, in some way, be able to develop an administrative mechanism to create the best possible conditions to ensure the effecting of policies. Appleby contended that it is impossible...
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...Government and Politics Questions and Answers Your first task is to write the indicative content for each of the questions below on a separate sheet of paper A) Explain the term political leaders B) Outline the different roles performed by the annual party conference held by the major UK parties C) Discuss the view that modern British Prime Ministers are not too strong, but too weak Planning how to write A* Government and Politics Questions and Answers Your first task is to write the indicative content for each of the questions below on a separate sheet of paper A) Explain the term Prime Ministers Questions B) Identify and explain two reasons why the Prime Minister’s power to influence policy making is limited C) “The House of Commons is too dominant within the Westminster Parliament” Discuss Planning how to write A* Government and Politics Questions and Answers Your first task is to write the indicative content for each of the questions below on a separate sheet of paper A) Explain the term Cabinet reshuffle B) Explain why recent reforms can be said to have made the House of Lords more legitimate C) “Individual party members have little or no power within the main UK political parties” Assess the accuracy of this view...
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...Civics Lab puts elementary and middle school students in virtual control of decision-making in their communities to encourage civic participation, critical thinking, and sense of place. In Civics Lab, players will assume positions of power in the community from an urban, suburban or rural perspective and explore how decisions-based on social need and demand, proper planning (as defined by our civic experts), political pressure, and most importantly, their imaginations-might impact the community. Through manipulation of real mapping information and current data sets, students navigate social and political pressures to explore the cause and effect of civic investment and public policy as they attempt to create a sustainable future for their region. The Proposed Civic Innovation Lab is a path-breaking model that will provide a common ground for Civil Conversation among citizens and decision makers and a highly flexible, interactive, and technology-rich space that will bring people together to seek innovative approaches to our challenges. The Civic Engagement/Innovation centre will be created by transforming existing space at the School from a rarely visited old mess into an innovative, interactive facility that will allow for small-group interaction as well as larger-group deliberations. This will be a unique technology rich space where people will come together to seek solutions of public challenges through: 1) Innovative processes that support emergent, fact -based solutions,...
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...Lowi’s three (3) policy types Name Institute Instructor Submitted On Lowi’s three policy types are predictive tool for policy types and is a successful tool. Theodore Lowi has portrayed four sorts of strategy distinguished by their useful objectives. These sorts are distributive, redistributive, administrative, and voting demographic based. Lowi's motivation in depicting open approach along these lines is so that political researchers can "create criteria for strategy decision as far as anticipated and craved effects on the political framework, in the same way those economists, researcher, and so forth endeavor to anticipate and aide arrangements as indicated by their societal effects. Distributive arrangements are those that are "portrayed by the simplicity with which they could be disaggregated and administered unit by little unit, each one unit pretty much in detachment from different units and from any general tenet. Support" in the fullest significance of the expression could be taken as an equivalent word for distributive. Regulatory strategies endeavor to control the movement of a gathering of persons or a corporate body by permitting or restricting conduct. Portraying strategies along these lines serves to comprehend what the arrangement on-screen characters seems to be the practical objective of an approach. On the off chance that we know the useful objective of a particular strategy as saw by the approach on-screen characters, we may have the capacity to anticipate...
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