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PO301 Revision Notes - Political Obligation and Consent
Revision notes on Political Obligation and Consent in political theory. Topics covered:
- Political obligation
- Consent
- Morality
- Tacit consent
- Coercion
- Hypothetical consent
- Utilitarianism
- Normative consent
- Gratitude and fairness
- Philosophical anarchism
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- Lecture notes
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Revision notes on Political Obligation and Consent in political theory. Topics covered:
- Political obligation
- Consent
- Morality
- Tacit consent
- Coercion
- Hypothetical consent
- Utilitarianism
- Normative consent
- Gratitude and fairness
- Philosophical anarchism
PH336 Political Economy - Revision Notes
Three sets of revision notes for PH336 Principles of Political Economy - Politics and Economics, covering 3 of the 5 major topics: public goods, interest groups and institutions. Includes material from Wyn Grant's and Christian Soegaard's lectures.
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- PH336 Revision Notes - Institutions • Lecture notes
- PH336 Revision Notes - Interest Groups • Lecture notes
- PH336 Revision Notes - Public Goods • Lecture notes
Three sets of revision notes for PH336 Principles of Political Economy - Politics and Economics, covering 3 of the 5 major topics: public goods, interest groups and institutions. Includes material from Wyn Grant's and Christian Soegaard's lectures.
PH336 Full Lecture Notes
Full lecture notes for PH336 Principles of Political Economy - Politics and Economics. Topics covered:
- Methodology
- Public Choice
- Downs, voting theory and the paradox of voting
- Ostrom, climate change and global governance
- Global public goods 
- Free riding
- Olson and special interest groups
- Lobbying
- Institutionalism
- Path dependency

- Lecture notes
- • 41 pages •
Full lecture notes for PH336 Principles of Political Economy - Politics and Economics. Topics covered:
- Methodology
- Public Choice
- Downs, voting theory and the paradox of voting
- Ostrom, climate change and global governance
- Global public goods 
- Free riding
- Olson and special interest groups
- Lobbying
- Institutionalism
- Path dependency

PH336 Revision Notes - Public Goods
Revision notes on Public Goods. Topics covered:
- Public choice, public bads and Ostrom
- Common Pool Resource Regimes
- Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD)
- Climate Change
- Global Governance
- Free Rider Problem
- State Provision of Public Goods
- Collective Provision of Public Goods
- Global Public Goods
- Solving Non-Participation
- Governing the Commons
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- Lecture notes
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Revision notes on Public Goods. Topics covered:
- Public choice, public bads and Ostrom
- Common Pool Resource Regimes
- Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD)
- Climate Change
- Global Governance
- Free Rider Problem
- State Provision of Public Goods
- Collective Provision of Public Goods
- Global Public Goods
- Solving Non-Participation
- Governing the Commons
PH336 Revision Notes - Interest Groups
Revision notes on Interest Groups. Topics covered:
- Pluralism
- Arbiter and arena theory
- Olson's critique
- Privileged and intermediate groups
- Role of business and NGOs
- Political participation and leadership
- Business associations
- State corporatism
- Rent-seeking and informational lobbying
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- Lecture notes
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Revision notes on Interest Groups. Topics covered:
- Pluralism
- Arbiter and arena theory
- Olson's critique
- Privileged and intermediate groups
- Role of business and NGOs
- Political participation and leadership
- Business associations
- State corporatism
- Rent-seeking and informational lobbying
PH336 Revision Notes - Institutions
Revision notes on Institutions. Topics covered:
- Old and new institutionalism
- Historical institutionalism
- Path dependency
- Explaining change
- Gradual change
- Policy instruments and governance
- New historical institutionalism
- Rational choice institutionalism
- Discursive institutionalism
- Exogenous and endogenous change
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- Lecture notes
- • 11 pages •
Revision notes on Institutions. Topics covered:
- Old and new institutionalism
- Historical institutionalism
- Path dependency
- Explaining change
- Gradual change
- Policy instruments and governance
- New historical institutionalism
- Rational choice institutionalism
- Discursive institutionalism
- Exogenous and endogenous change
PO231 Essay - Nuclear Proliferation
This essay argues that the theoretical implications of nuclear weaponry within the context of current politics lead to the pessimistic view that disarmament is ultimately desirable but unfeasible. The argument will cite the changing nature of the post-Cold War security arena as well flaws in Realist theory for the abolishment of nuclear weapons, while simultaneously lending itself to inflexible, institutional interests within the security establishment to explain its unfeasibility.
- Essay
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This essay argues that the theoretical implications of nuclear weaponry within the context of current politics lead to the pessimistic view that disarmament is ultimately desirable but unfeasible. The argument will cite the changing nature of the post-Cold War security arena as well flaws in Realist theory for the abolishment of nuclear weapons, while simultaneously lending itself to inflexible, institutional interests within the security establishment to explain its unfeasibility.
PO231 Essay - Just War and Drone Strikes
This essay examines the implications of drone technology upon the just war tradition by contesting the loosening of jus ad bellum and jus in bello paradigms, in tandem with a thorough analysis of the nature of both drones and drone strikes. Attention is paid to their a priori ethical and moral justification, and to current developments in their employment. It soon becomes clear that drones do not render just war theory redundant - its fundamental tenets remain. Nevertheless, in light of drone te...
- Essay
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This essay examines the implications of drone technology upon the just war tradition by contesting the loosening of jus ad bellum and jus in bello paradigms, in tandem with a thorough analysis of the nature of both drones and drone strikes. Attention is paid to their a priori ethical and moral justification, and to current developments in their employment. It soon becomes clear that drones do not render just war theory redundant - its fundamental tenets remain. Nevertheless, in light of drone te...
EC224 War and Economy - Full Lecture Notes
War and Economy full lecture notes. Topics covered:
- Economists' tools
- WWI Economic background and mobilisation
- WWI Economic warfare and costs
- WWII Origins and economic mobilisation
- WWII Conquest and economic warfare
- WWII Alliances, Costs and Results
- Cold War costs and results
- Military Keynesianism
- Cold War burden sharing and market power
- Cold War rent-seeking
- Lecture notes
- • 35 pages •
War and Economy full lecture notes. Topics covered:
- Economists' tools
- WWI Economic background and mobilisation
- WWI Economic warfare and costs
- WWII Origins and economic mobilisation
- WWII Conquest and economic warfare
- WWII Alliances, Costs and Results
- Cold War costs and results
- Military Keynesianism
- Cold War burden sharing and market power
- Cold War rent-seeking
PO231 International Security - Full Lecture Notes
International Security lecture notes. Topics include:
- War and Clausewitz
- Causes of War
- Military-Industrial Complex and arms trading
- Nuclear weapons
- Ethnic conflict
- Contemporary Western warfare
- Security studies: realism, liberalism
- Securitisation: critical security studies, post-structuralism, feminism, post-colonialism
- Security dilemma and democratic peace theory
- Just war theory, humanitarian intervention and R2P
- Terrorism and counter-terrorism
- Resource, energy and enviro...
- Lecture notes
- • 40 pages •
International Security lecture notes. Topics include:
- War and Clausewitz
- Causes of War
- Military-Industrial Complex and arms trading
- Nuclear weapons
- Ethnic conflict
- Contemporary Western warfare
- Security studies: realism, liberalism
- Securitisation: critical security studies, post-structuralism, feminism, post-colonialism
- Security dilemma and democratic peace theory
- Just war theory, humanitarian intervention and R2P
- Terrorism and counter-terrorism
- Resource, energy and enviro...
EC230 Money and Banking Full Revision Notes
PO230 States and Markets - Full Lecture Notes
EC230 Money and Banking Full Revision Notes
PO230 States and Markets - Full Lecture Notes
IB History HL Internal Assessment (23/25) - Spanish Civil War