POLSC 135 1st Edition Lecture 5 Outline of Last Lecture Comparative Method Outline of Current Lecture Introduction to Politics Game Theory Current Lecture I II III What is Politics Politics is the subset of human behavior that involves the use of power or influence Power is involved when people can t accomplish their goals without Trying to influence the behavior of others Trying to wrestle free of the influence of others Exit Voice and Loyalty the basis of Political Game theory Exit Accept that there has been a deleterious change in your environment and alter your behavior to achieve the best outcome possible given your new environment Voice Use your Voice complain protest lobby take direct action to try and change the environment back to its original condition Loyalty Accept the fact that the environment has changed and make no changes to your behavior note states love citizens like this Game Theory A game is a situation in which an individual s ability to achieve his her goals depends on the choices made by other actors A game always has a set of players each player has a set of possible choices A payoff is what the players value value of outcomes A strategy for playing the game is a complete plan of what each player will do in each and every outcome circumstance To solve the game we have to identify the strategies that a rational decision maker would make Game Theory Example Say for example that a citizen lives within a state The state decides to raise taxes The following chart below is a representation of how the citizen may react Presumptions The state starts with 1 representing tax income Key L Loyal E Exit V Voice 1 taxes C Cost Citizen State These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture It is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Loyal 0 C 1 L Voice Citizen State Loyal L 1 L Exit E 1 state loses End Lecture Ignore Citizen Exit E C 1 Respond 1 C L
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