Regimes

In this video lesson we will be looking at political participation. Political participation in social science refers to different mechanisms for the public to express opinions and exert influence.

In this video lesson we will be looking at political parties. A political party is a political organization. It typically seeks to influence, direct, or entirely perform government policy; usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office.

In this video lesson we will be looking at how democracies function. Four types of theories are discussed.

In this video lesson we will be looking at how democracies function. Four types of theories are discussed.

Democratic peace theory is a theory which posits that democracies are hesitant to engage in armed conflict with other identified democracies. In contrast to theories explaining war engagement, it is a "Theory Of Peace" outlining motives that dissuade state-sponsored violence. Collective security can be understood as a security arrangement, political, regional, or global, in which each state in the system accepts that the security of one is the concern of all, and therefore commits to a collective response to threats to, and breaches to peace.

In this video lesson we will be looking at the position of Presidency. The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States.

The Kantian Triangle of democratic institutions, IGOs, and economic interdependence has received a great deal of attention by international relations scholars. This project expands on liberal theory by arguing the pacific effects of the Kantian Triangle extend beyond dyadic context, and shapes state decision making on defense spending decisions. Neoliberalism is a political movement beginning in the 1960s that blends traditional liberal concerns for social justice with an emphasis on economic growth.

In this video lesson we will be looking at mandates and devolutions. Devolution is the statutory granting of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to government at a subnational level, such as a regional, local, or state level.

In this video lesson we will be looking at the position of Presidency. The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States.