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the variable that you believe might be influenced or modified by
dependent variable
some treatment or exposure. It is also the main object of
study.
empirical data data dreived from reliable measurement or observation.
research that not only gathers facts but also points out ways the
normative analysis
object of study can be improved
quantitative analysis examination of measurable and verifiable data
attempts to explain behavior in strategic situations in which an
game theory
individual's success in making choices depends on the choices
of others
When making political decisions or voting, people calculate the
rational choice theory
expected gains and costs of a particular action and choose
accordingly.
the process by which people pursue collective goals and deal
politics
with their conflicts through government.
state the organization that maintains a monopoly of force over a given territory
nation a group of people bound together by a common set of political aspirations
a political system in which a small group of individuals exercises
authoritarianism
power over the state without being constitutionally
responsible to the public.
A system in which the state bureaucracy and the military share a belief that a
bureaucratic authoritarianism technocratic leadership, focused on rational, objective, and
technical expertise, can solve the problems of the country
without public participation.
capitalism A system of production based on private property and free markets.
A communist economic system in which the state explicitly
central planning allocates resources by planning what should be produced and in
what amounts, the final prices of goods, and where they should
be sold.
charismatic legitimacy Legitimacy built on the force of ideas embodied by an individual leader.
Organizations outside the state that help people define and
civil society
advance their own interests
, A process whereby the state co-opts members of the public by
clientism
providing specific benefits or favors to a single person or a
small group in return for public support.
conservatism A political attitude that is skeptical of change and supports the current order.
The process by which individuals are brought into a beneficial
co-optation
relationship with the state, making them dependent on the
states for certain rewards.
A method of co-optation whereby authoritarian systems create
corporatism or sanction a limited number of organizations to represent the
interests of the public and restrict those
not set up or approved by the state.
coup d'etat A move in which military forces take control of the government by force.
A process in which political power is "sent down" to lower
devolution
levels of state and government.
Philosophy that aims to limit the power of the state and
economic liberalization
increase the power of the market and private property in an
economy.
A political ideology that asserts the superiority and inferiority
fascism of different groups of people and stresses a low degree of both
freedom and equality in order to achieve a powerful state.
A system in which powers of government are shared between
federalism
the central and regional or local bodies.