Welcome to the last post in my introductory series about political science. The topic of today is development. A common way to measure a country’s development is by measuring its economic growth. However, if only a small minority of people […]
In the previous post, we learned about the competing interests of capital owners and workers. Because of that competition, compromise is necessary if the people of a country want to have both a democratic political system and a capitalist economic […]
We’re continuing our introductory political science series in this post, talking about democracy and capitalism. Like many other countries, my country – Canada – is both a democracy and a country with a capitalist economy. Democracy is a political system […]
Welcome to the 13th post in an introductory series about political science in easy (or simplified) English. The topic of this post is globalization. Globalization refers to the increased movement of people, information, and goods that has resulted from quick improvements […]
In the previous post, we learned about the realist theory of international relations. According to that theory, states compete to satisfy their interests in a world of hierarchy or anarchy. In this post, we’ll study a second theory of international […]
The study of the relationship between states is international relations. As we have learned in previous posts in this series on political science, modern states began developing in Western Europe in the late fifteenth century. One of the most important […]
Constitutions are the fundamental laws that establish governments. They also limit the state’s authority, and create government obligations. Let’s learn more about them! The history of modern constitutions is actually older than the history of modern democracy. The Vikings wrote […]
In the last post we looked at the development of the state as the common model of political community. This post is about the development of democracy, also an important part of modern politics. What is democracy? Democracy is a […]
One of the main ways we can study politics is through comparison. In this post, we will study the development of the modern state. Instead of using social contract theory, however, which was introduced earlier, we will analyze empirical evidence. […]
The topic in this post is the social contract, and you should note – many of our ideas about politics come from ancient Greece. In the West, Christianity also influenced political theory, especially ideas about the good life. The Renaissance […]