POLI1230 - Politics & Political Science
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structural explanations (of politics)
look at broad features in the social, economic, and political structures of a society
agency explanations (of politics)
focus on the role of agents (individuals, parties) in shaping political change
rational choice theory
people are rational actors and will try to maximize benefit and minimize cost
Marxism
politics is class conflicti
institutions
collections of interrelated rules and routines that define appropriate action in terms of relations between roles and situationsfo
formal institutions
rules and regulations constituting and governing the conduct of organizations
informal institutions
customs, norms of behavior, unwritten rules, or generally agreed upon ways of doing things within a society or culturepro
process approach
politics is not confined to certain institutional arenas or sites
arena
politics is confines to certain institutions and places