PPT-Politics and Government

August 25 2015 Bell Ringer Essential Question for the Unit Write the following question and answer it Does Society Need Government What do you already know about society and government What are Politics. Gerry Stoker . University of Southampton and University of Canberra . @. ProfStoker. Starting points. Anti-politics is an awkward and potentially misleading term . Disillusionment and disengagement from mainstream politics . Alasdair Cochrane, University of Sheffield. Aims:. To offer a brief overview of well-being in political theory: . its meaning. contemporary . competing understandings of the . term. its . place in the history of political . Will Jennings & Gerry Stoker . University of Southampton. @. ProfStoker. @. drjennings. Defining Anti-Politics . Shorthand phrase for “popular disillusionment with mainstream politics and politicians”.. W - 6. 11/9 & 9/11. Post-Cold war Era: “We know more about what it is not than about what it is”. Unilateralism vs. Multilateralism. Unilateralism (GW Bush). Unipolarity. Power. Benevolent Hegemony. Making History Block 4: 1979 and all that. Questions. What happens to the question of 1979 as a turning point if we think about the politics of identity?. Can we trace this history through analysis of popular culture, and here in particular music? And does the emergence of punk in the late 1970s represent a crisis and turning point in this regard?. Building and Staging Politics: Livy and Augustus. Kennedy’s ‘. Augustan and Anti-Augustan…. ’. What . are the problems associated with discussing the ‘. politics. ’ of ancient literature. Ivo Josipović. Former. . President. . of . the. . Republic. . of. Croatia. WORLD OF POLITICS. Zoran Milanović, Prime . Minister. . Croatian. . Parliament. Politician. . and. . Musician. . Tobias Müller, . Department of Politics and International Studies. Why . and . how . do societies come together?. . 2. Hobbes and the origin of contract theory. Historical Background: ”Age of discovery,” Civil war in England and mainland Europe. ? . Andrew . Heywood: Chapter 1, pp. 3-13. . Chapter Outline: . Defining . politics. . Politics as the art of government. Politics as public affairs . Politics as compromise and consensus . Politics as power . Key terms. USA:. US presidency. Domestic politics. Issues within the USA that directly concern citizens, e.g. health . care, gun . control, racial issues.. Electoral mandate. An electoral mandate is the permission granted to a political leader . Creating a Distinctive American Culture in the 18. th. Century. Making Sense of 18. th. Century American Politics. Inheritance of British ideology about government. Divergence: The Nature of American politics. Historian’s Toolkit . Block . 1: . 1979 and all that. Questions. What happens to the question of 1979 as a turning point if we think about the politics of identity?. Can we trace this history through analysis of popular culture, and here in particular music? And does the emergence of punk in the late 1970s represent a crisis and turning point in this regard?. Melancholia: Introduction Justin Clemens Dominiek Hoens At rst sight, politics and melancholia can only appear as an odd couple. Whereas the realm of politics evokes enthusiastic activity and Prepare thoroughly for the AP Comparative Government and Politics exam with this comprehensive guide featuring exam questions, answers, and effective strategies.