Foundations of Political Science and Political Systems
Build the vocabulary of political science: politics, power, authority and legitimacy; distinguish state, nation, government and sovereignty; separate empirical questions from normative judgments; and introduce a neutral descriptive map of political systems.
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Subject lessons
- Lesson 1 Politics, Power, Authority and Legitimacy
- Lesson 2 State, Nation, Government, Sovereignty and Institutions
- Lesson 3 Empirical and Normative Inquiry: Concepts, Evidence and Comparison
- Lesson 4 Political Systems and Regime Types: A Neutral Descriptive Map
- Integrated subject summary Review questions
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