PSC 204 Introduction to International Relations; (First
Principles Study Guide 2023 with complete solution)
What is International relations?
The study of relationships and interactions between countries, national govts,
international organizations, and multinational organizations.
What else is International relations?
A theoretical subject and a practical or policy subject, A branch of poli sci, but also
studied by historians and economists, and a field of legal studies and an area of
philosophy.
Why study international relations?
Because the entire population of the world is divided into separate political communities
which affect the way people think and live.
5 social values
States are expected to uphold: 1) security 2) freedom 3) order 4) justice 5) welfare
What is political science?
The study of the use and abuse of power.
Power
Potential (innate human capacities) and Kinesis (actualization of innate human
capacities)
Politics
A process by which values are authoritatively allocated for a society; a method of
deciding who gets what from government.
John Kenneth Galbraith's 3 types of power
1) Condign power (power through force) 2) Compensatory power (power through
reward) 3) Conditioned power (power through persuasion)
John Kenneth Galbraith 3 sources of power
1) personality 2) property 3) Organization
Authority
Any complete or developing manifestation of actualized power by human actors that
directly or indirectly operates in any human society.
Legitimacy
The belief that certain principles or rules are right and proper.
Max Weber's 3 sources of Legitimacy in politics
Tradition - Power becomes legitimate over time
Legality - Based on accepted body of laws
Charisma - Personal magnetism
Government
The institutions and processes by which decisions or rules are made and enforced for
all members of society.
Types of government
Monarchy, Oligarchy, Aristocracy, Tyranny, Democracy
State
The political Organization of society, or the body politic, or the institutions of
government.
Principles Study Guide 2023 with complete solution)
What is International relations?
The study of relationships and interactions between countries, national govts,
international organizations, and multinational organizations.
What else is International relations?
A theoretical subject and a practical or policy subject, A branch of poli sci, but also
studied by historians and economists, and a field of legal studies and an area of
philosophy.
Why study international relations?
Because the entire population of the world is divided into separate political communities
which affect the way people think and live.
5 social values
States are expected to uphold: 1) security 2) freedom 3) order 4) justice 5) welfare
What is political science?
The study of the use and abuse of power.
Power
Potential (innate human capacities) and Kinesis (actualization of innate human
capacities)
Politics
A process by which values are authoritatively allocated for a society; a method of
deciding who gets what from government.
John Kenneth Galbraith's 3 types of power
1) Condign power (power through force) 2) Compensatory power (power through
reward) 3) Conditioned power (power through persuasion)
John Kenneth Galbraith 3 sources of power
1) personality 2) property 3) Organization
Authority
Any complete or developing manifestation of actualized power by human actors that
directly or indirectly operates in any human society.
Legitimacy
The belief that certain principles or rules are right and proper.
Max Weber's 3 sources of Legitimacy in politics
Tradition - Power becomes legitimate over time
Legality - Based on accepted body of laws
Charisma - Personal magnetism
Government
The institutions and processes by which decisions or rules are made and enforced for
all members of society.
Types of government
Monarchy, Oligarchy, Aristocracy, Tyranny, Democracy
State
The political Organization of society, or the body politic, or the institutions of
government.
