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We are indeed political animals!
Plato
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Popular (Mis)Conception
Argument #1: Politics is BAD!
Politics per se is BAD.
Argument #2: Politics is CLEAN!
Its the people practicing Politics.
Which is which?
None of the Above.
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Politics is a PROCESS!
Goal of the Course:
To know how to PRACTICE Good politics.
(People make GOOD or BAD Politics happen.)
BEWARE!!!
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
NOTA BENE!
With great power comes great responsibility.
-Spiderman5
POWER
Ex. Lord of the Rings
CONFLICT
It pertains to the
authoritative allocation
of scarce resources.
David Easton, 20018
Elements of Politics
What is
Political Science?
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Political Science
Polis- meaning a city or sovereign state
Scire- to know
1. People
2. Territory
3. Government
4. Sovereignty
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3 Relationships in POSC
People (Citizen) to People (Citizen)
People (Citizen) to Govt (State)
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PHILIPPINES
DOMESTIC ENVIRONMENT
System functions
Socialization, Recruitment, Communication
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Process functions
Interest
Articulation
Interest
Aggregation
Policy
Making
Policy Implementation
and adjudication
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Policy
Functions
Extraction,
Regulation,
and Distribution
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