1. Scope and Methods of Political Science Politics and Power Le Moyne College

2. Introduction n What is the nature of politics? u Where do we find politics? u Who “does” politics? u What is the purpose of politics?

3. definitions of politics n Different definitions of politics u Government institutions u Power, Authority, Conflict u David Easton--”Authoritative Allocation of Values for Society: u Robert Dahl--”Who gets what when, why, and how”

4. What do you think about this? n Without scarcity, there would be no politics n Understanding this gives us insight into the political process

5. Or this... n Politics is the process which determines u who gets what u who pays

6. Where is politics? n Where do we find politics under this definition? u government u non-governmental u bureaucratic u global, goods/advantages/resources