STRATEGY AND POLITICS
LAURE PAQUETTE *
Department of Political Science, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 5E1, Canada
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This article proposes strategy as a unit of analysis for the study of political science. It proposes a new definition of strategy and a methodology for a new form of strategic analysis. The article then reviews pilot case studies of strategic analysis of political actors of various types operating in at a variety of levels within political systems. The article then moves to a discussion of the remaining pilot studies to be conducted to present the full range of types of political actors analyzed in the manner introduced.
Keywords: Strategy, politics, mètis, power, underdog, analysis, political science