Political science is an academic and research discipline that deals with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior.

Fields and subfields of political science include political theory and philosophy, civics and comparative politics, national systems, cross-national political analysis, political development, international relations, foreign policy, international law and politics, public administration, administrative behavior, public law, judicial behavior, and politics and public policy. Political science also studies power in international relations and the theory of Great powers and Superpowers.

Political science is methodologically diverse. Approaches to the discipline include classical political philosophy, interpretivism, structuralism, and behavioralism, realism, pluralism, and institutionalism. Political science, as one of the social sciences, uses methods and techniques that relate to the kinds of inquiries sought: primary sources such as historical documents and official records, secondary sources such as scholarly journal articles, survey research, statistical analysis, and model building.

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@SciTeach3 Guess that's the price to pay since I teach science in SC. My beloved home state likes to use "science" as a political strawman.
samharrelson (Sam Harrelson) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:56:53 -0000
@SciTeach3 Guess that's the price to pay since I teach science in SC. My beloved home state likes to use "science" as a political strawman.
New "Oxford Handbook of Political Science by Robert Goodin" http://bit.ly/8F2U5x Top 3 political theorists: Rawls, Habermas, Foucault.
politikaetc (Raphael Neves) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:55:30 -0000
New "Oxford Handbook of Political Science by Robert Goodin" http://bit.ly/8F2U5x Top 3 political theorists: Rawls, Habermas, Foucault.
Cool! Political science has actually taught me something!:: Disney owns ESPN!!! wow. :)
tashasmiles (Natasha Culpepper) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:40:43 -0000
Cool! Political science has actually taught me something!:: Disney owns ESPN!!! wow. :)
@SoccerSealUSA I'm a History major & Political Science minor. Neat stuff - my Gov't. Prof. liked my work & invited me to a special class :-)
sincerelyamanda (Amanda Read) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:19:13 -0000
@SoccerSealUSA I'm a History major & Political Science minor. Neat stuff - my Gov't. Prof. liked my work & invited me to a special class :-)
と言うことで、political scienceそのものをやっている人に民主主義2.0ムーブメントと渡り合う様な議論を期待するのは、なかなか厳しいのかもしれない。一般向けにはやはり、ポリサイ方面での研究蓄積を背景にしながら、思想史や理論をやっている人が発言していくしかないのかな。
aoimogura (aoimogura) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:01:23 -0000
と言うことで、political scienceそのものをやっている人に民主主義2.0ムーブメントと渡り合う様な議論を期待するのは、なかなか厳しいのかもしれない。一般向けにはやはり、ポリサイ方面での研究蓄積を背景にしながら、思想史や理論をやっている人が発言していくしかないのかな。
I follow @timzero4 who has the best science tweets and political stance. He's a damn fine social networker!
janinewallace (Janine Wallace) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:38:59 -0000
I follow @timzero4 who has the best science tweets and political stance. He's a damn fine social networker!

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