Politics — process?
Debating values, competing for power, making decisions.
Normative vs Empirical — difference?
Normative prescribes, empirical describes reality.
International Relations — focus?
Studying interactions among states and global actors.
Politics — definition?
Process of debating values, competing for power, making decisions.
Policy — outcome?
Laws, regulations, decisions influencing society.
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.
Answer 9 questions on Foundations of Political Science and International Relations.
1. What are the foundations of political science?
2. Who defined politics as 'the process through which public values are debated, political actors compete for power, and policy decisions are made' in 1936?
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