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POLYS 103 Aug 20 Lecture 1Outline of Current Lecture 1. How to Read the economist2. Politics3. StatesCurrent Lecture1. How to read the economist1. What does It say?2. What are the assumptions of the article3. Is it written logically?4. What are the conclusions?5. Do you believe it?6. How does it compare with other articles in the magazine?2. Politics1. definition: process by which things that are valued are divided 2. almost everything in the world is political World is very “Euro-centric” meaning European driven650 years ago-Islamic empires, chinese empireshowever Europe rose faster and farther than everyone else because economic expansiondrove Europe to push around the world. It also could be due to Europe's resistance to diseases.Europe colonized the world and gave us the politics we have today. The world only gets one pass through history, but the main idea is that we can invent theories to explain data.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.3. States1. 1648- Treaty of Westphalia- first time states created key is sovereignty-only states have it (not empires/kingdoms)States are legally independentbasically, states can do anything they want2. States have 4 characteristics 1. They are a territory2. They have a government3. They have a loyal population4. They are recognized by other states


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