Political science

Agreement Reality \n

Agreement Reality \n

Things that we believe are real even though we have never directly experienced them through our five senses. \n

Classic Conservatism \n

A political ideology that maintains that unrestrained individual human reason cannot take the place of long-standing, traditional institutions. \n

Classic Liberalism \n

A political ideology that emphasizes the belief that people should be generally free from governmental constraints or interference. \n

Communism \n

A political ideology that advocates, via revolution, a classless, socialist society in which justice and fairness for the whole prevail over the interests of individuals. \n

Conceptual Frameworks \n

The personal experiences, preferences, and expectations that we all use to make sense of the world. \n

Democratic Socialism \n

A political ideology that advocates for a socialist state through democratic means. \n

Experiential Reality \n

Things that we directly experience through our five senses. \n

Idealism

A way of looking at the world where the focus is on what we would like to do or what we would like the world to be; also refers to a theoretical perspective in international relations that stresses the quest for peace. \n

Fascism

A political ideology that argues for the supremacy and purity of one group of people or nationality in a society. \n

Idealism

A way of looking at the world where the focus is on what we would like to do or what we would like the world to be; also refers to a theoretical perspective in international relations that stresses the quest for peace. \n

Idealist Period \n

The two decades between the world wars that were marked by the effort to envision and attain a perfectly peaceful world. \n

Imperialism \n

The extension of an empire’s or nation’s rule or authority over foreign countries or the acquisition and holding of colonies and dependencies for the purpose of economic gain. \n

League of Nations \n

An international institution created after World War I that attempted to bring nations together to peaceably resolve conflict in a form of collective security. \n

Karl Marx \n

A German economist, theorist, sociologist, and philosopher most notable for his works criticizing capitalism and advocating communism—a classless, collective socialist society. \n

Political Ideology \n

You know, that thing where you take an ideal and turn it into a bunch of cheesy slogans for action in pursuit of the utopia that supposedly results from the ideal. \n

Political Science \n

Field of study characterized by a search for critical understanding of the good political life, significant empirical understanding, and wise political and policy judgments. \n

Political Science \n

A body of work aimed at developing knowledge about politics and political systems. \n

Politics

Individual or combined actions of individuals, governments, and/or groups aimed at getting what they want accomplished; when those actions have public consequences. \n

Reform Liberalism \n

A political ideology that argues that within a capitalist system, government should play a role in regulating the economy and removing major inequalities. \n

Scientific Method \n

A specific set of rules and processes for pursuing knowledge with observation, hypothesis-building, experimentation, and replication. \n

Adam Smith \n

An English economist whose Wealth of Nations argued that individual rational choices in a free market are the ideal way to foster efficient economic activity. \n

Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) \n

The purchasing of stock in corporations or the acquiring of proxy votes from willing corporate stockholders by groups seeking to change or influence the direction of corporate policies. \n

Sophist \n

One who in ancient Greece taught promising young men practical skills, such as rhetoric, so that they could be successful in public life; they did not focus on metaphysics or ethics. \n

Utopia

An ideal world. \n