Chapter 3What is politics?- Politics is a subset of human behavior that involves the use of power or influence- Power is involved when people can’t accomplish their goals w/o:o Trying to influenceo Trying to wrestle free of the influenceGame Theoryo "game” is a situation in which a individual ability to achieve his goals depends on the choices made by other playerso players-set of possible choices to makeo “strategy” for playing the game is a complete plan of action that specifies what a player would do under every possible circumstanceo to solve, you have to identify the strategies that a rational decision “Nash equilibrium” is set of strategies such that no player has a incentive to unilaterally switch to anotherprisoners dilemma-individuals pursuit of self-interest leads to a state affairs less preferred by all playersGame theory is a tool, not a theoryExit-accept that there has been deleterious change in your environment and alter your behavior to achieve best outcomeVoice-use your “voice” ex.protestLoyalty-accept the changes that are occurring in your environment When is behavior political?o Voice requires influence and in order to change behavior politics come in when voice is usedo The decision to respond is a political
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