"Political science is the scientific study of politics."
Analysis of the factors that influence political development, including modernization, democratization, and political institutions.
Political anthropology: An overview of the discipline and its historical development.
State and society: The relationship between state and society, and the role of the state in shaping political development.
Political economy: The relationship between politics and economic systems, including the distribution of resources and power.
Institutions of governance: The basic structures and procedures that govern political systems.
Political culture: The values and beliefs that underpin political systems, and the way in which they change over time.
Power structures and relations: The various forms of power that exist in political systems, and the ways in which power is exercised and maintained.
Globalization: The impact of globalization on political development, including the emergence of new actors and the erosion of nation-state sovereignty.
Colonialism and post-colonialism: The impact of colonialism on political development, and the ongoing struggle for independence and decolonization.
Social movements and activism: The role of social movements and activism in shaping political development, including their goals, strategies, and impact.
Identity politics: The ways in which political identities are constructed and mobilized, and the impact of identity politics on political development.
Democracy and democratization: The various forms of democracy, and the challenges and opportunities of democratization.
Authoritarianism and dictatorship: The various forms of authoritarianism and dictatorship, and the ways in which they are imposed and maintained.
Human rights and social justice: The role of human rights and social justice in shaping political development, and the challenges and opportunities of promoting these values in practice.
Conflict, violence, and peacebuilding: The causes and consequences of political conflict, and the various strategies for building peace and resolving disputes.
Media and communication: The role of media and communication in shaping political development, including its impact on political engagement, opinion formation, and public discourse.
"Modern political science can generally be divided into the three subdisciplines of comparative politics, international relations, and political theory."
"[Political science] deals with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and laws."
"Other notable subdisciplines are public policy and administration, domestic politics and government, political economy, and political methodology."
"Political science is related to, and draws upon, the fields of economics, law, sociology, history, philosophy, human geography, political anthropology, and psychology."
"Political science is methodologically diverse and appropriates many methods originating in psychology, social research, and political philosophy."
"Approaches include positivism, interpretivism, rational choice theory, behaviouralism, structuralism, post-structuralism, realism, institutionalism, and pluralism."
"Methods and techniques that relate to the kinds of inquiries sought: primary sources, such as historical documents and official records, and secondary sources, such as scholarly journal articles, survey research, statistical analysis, case studies, experimental research, and model building."
"Primary sources, such as historical documents and official records."
"Secondary sources, such as scholarly journal articles, survey research, statistical analysis, case studies, experimental research, and model building."
"Political science, as one of the social sciences, uses methods and techniques that relate to the kinds of inquiries sought."
"Political science is methodologically diverse and appropriates many methods originating in... political philosophy."
"Political science... deals... with the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior."
"[Political science] deals with systems of governance and power."
"Modern political science can generally be divided into the three subdisciplines of comparative politics, international relations, and political theory."
"Other notable subdisciplines are public policy and administration, domestic politics and government, political economy."
"Political science... uses methods and techniques... survey research, statistical analysis, case studies, experimental research"
"Approaches include... rational choice theory, behaviouralism, structuralism, post-structuralism, realism, institutionalism, and pluralism."
"[Political science uses] primary sources, such as historical documents and official records."
"Primary sources... secondary sources, such as scholarly journal articles."