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1、ComparativePoliticslecture1IssuesinComparativePolitics1(a)WHATISPOLITICS?Somepeoplelovepolitics.Theymayrelishtheexcitementofpoliticalevents,suchaselections,astheywouldanexcitingathleticcontest.Othersarefascinatedwithpoliticsbecausetheycareabouttheissuesandtheirconsequencesforpeopleinthe
2、irowncommunitiesoraroundtheworld.Ontheotherhand,therearethosewhohatepolitics,eitherbecauseitsetsgroupsandindividualsagainsteachother,orbecauseitinvolvesabuseofpower,deceit,manipulation,treachery,andviolence.Finally,therearethosewhoareindifferenttopolitics,whoperhapsfinditboringbecauseit
3、haslittletodowiththethingsthatmattermosttothem.Mostofusreacttopoliticswithamixtureofthesesentiments,whichmaychangewithtimeandevents.Politicshasmanyfacesandcanbeaforceforgoodaswellasevil.Thiscourseisaboutthecomparativestudyofpolitics.Inordertomakepoliticalcomparisons,weneedtounderstandwh
4、atismeantbypoliticsaswellaswhatitmeanstostudyitcomparatively.Politicshastodowithhumandecisions,andpoliticalscienceisthestudyofsuchdecisions.Yet,notalldecisionsarepolitical,andmanyofthesocialsciencesareconcernedwithdecisionsthatareoflittleinteresttopoliticalscientists.Forexample,consider
5、asituationinwhichyougowithafriendtoaneventsuchasaconcertorasoccermatch.Youhaveacertainamountofmoneyatyourdispose.Youcanspendthismoneyonyourtickets(togetthebestseatspossible)oronfoodanddrink,oryoucansaveit.Economistsmightbeinterestedinwhatsortsofspendingdecisionsyoumake.Psychologistsmigh
6、twishtoknowwhyyouweregoingwithhisfriendandnotwithsomeoneelse。Politicalscientistsarenotlikelytowanttostudyanyofthesequestions,unlessperhapstheeventyouattendedturnedintoariot(bothsoccermatchesandconcertsoccasionallydo),ortheexperiencesomehowchangedyourpoliticaloutlook(whichmayoccasionally
7、happenatsoccermatchesandconcerts,).Themainpointhereisthatnotallchoicesordecisionsarepolitical.Specifically,politicaldecisionsarepublicandauthoritative.Tosaythatpoliticshastodowithpublicdecisionsistosaythatpoliticsisinherentlysocial.Politicsalwaysinvolvesandhasconsequencesformul
