’TOPIC 1: STUDYING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS * What is the purpose of a theory of international relations? * The human race has deliberated endlessly on history‚ philosophy and politics. While the relations and between nations were studied within these fields‚ international relations (hereafter "IR)‚ as a separate discipline‚ emerged after the Great War. The purpose of IR was‚ at the time of its conception‚ to understand the relations among states and identify the causes of conflict‚ and
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March 4‚ 2018 Envisioning World Civilizations 23.1 Karl Marx and Friedrich Englels‚ "The Communist Manifesto" What was meant by "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles." Is that all social history shows a constant struggle between the First class and working class. The working class has always struggled to merely survive. What makes the current struggle differ from before the Bourgeoisie and Proletariat formed is that the
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Reflection: Politics in the Reformation The Protestant Reformation changed Europe. During the 1500s religion became extremely persuasive in the lives of people living in Europe. By 1500 the church as an institution looked a lot like a state. Throughout medieval history there are currents of anticlericalism which was feelings of mistrust towards the church. The clergy in the church was often accused of wealth‚ corruption‚ and self indulgence. But these were all things that the religion preached
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MEDIA AND POLITICS We all agree that a well-informed public leads to a more open‚ just and civic-minded society. Yet today it seems every major and minor news network has a Sunday talk show or weekly roundtable dedicated to "educating" the American public about politics. In addition‚ with the growth of the Internet‚ thousands of Web sites exist with information on politics and government. The irony is that while the quantity of places we can go for political information continues to increase
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Political Economy of International Relations. Princeton: Princeton University Press. pp. 25-64 Adaline Zaman The three ideologies: liberalism‚ nationalism‚ and Marxism • Ideology: system of thought and belief by which [individuals and groups] explain how their social system operates and what principles it exemplifies • Conflict among 3 moral/intellectual positions revolve around role and significance of market in organization of society and economic affairs • Three ideologies
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9/9/13 The Logic of American Politics Overview Rational choice Definition and purpose of politics Collective action Barriers Costs of collective action Political institutions Role in overcoming collective action problems Rational Choice Approach (to the course) Understanding the way American govt. works Start by think as individuals as the unit of analysis—individual of the members of Congress‚ individual voters‚ e.g. We assume that individuals have certain preferences and
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I. David Ricardo Ricardo was a classical economist known for many contributions to economics but most notably for his labor theory of value and theory of rents. David Ricardo and several other economists also simultaneously and independently discovered the law of diminishing marginal returns. His most well-known work is the The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (1817). [1] A.. Labor Theory of Value Though many classical economist contributed to labor theory including Adam Smith
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Karl Marx: A Man of Many Thoughts Karl Heinrich Marx was born into a wealthy in the Prussian Rhineland of Trier‚ Germany to Herschel Marx and Henrietta Pressburg. The German born philosopher‚ economist‚ historian‚ journalist and revolutionary socialist was born on May 5‚ 1818‚ later becoming a pioneer in the world of economics‚ focusing on the relationship between labor and capital(Wikipedia). Marx became interested in philosophy after studying the Young Hegelians at the University of Bonn and
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Comparative Politic: Key terms Chapter 9: Political Attitude and Behavior Political Culture : the pattern of attitudes‚ values and beliefs about politics‚ whether they are conscious or unconscious‚ explicit or implicit. Pp. 171 Values : basic ethical priorities that constrain and give shape to individual attitudes and beliefs. Pp. 171 Political Identity : the way that people label themselves as belonging to particular group. For example: national-state‚ class or caste‚ ethnic group‚ religious group
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Students and Politics‚ Student politics Students have generally shown themselves to be relatively conservative or moderate in their views‚ though from the 1960s onwards more outspoken students of radical and leftwing persuasions dominated student political activity on campus. World War One With the onset of World War One AUC students had no hesitation in declaring themselves ready to accept any wartime responsibilities to come their way. Setting up an officers training corp on campus was discussed
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