CHAPTER ONE: POLITICAL CONCEPTS

a. In your view, is the essence of politics to be found in making public choices or pursuing private interests?

b. Explore the concepts of, and connections between, power and authority.

Hague & Harrop, 2010 edn, ch. 1.

H. Arendt, On Violence
B. Crick, In Defence of Politics
C. Hay, Political Analysis: A Critical Introduction
M. Laver, Private Desires, Political Action
S. Lukes, Power: A Radical View
W. Shively, Power and Choice: An Introduction to Political Science
E. Watt, Authority

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