"Political history is the narrative and survey of political events, ideas, movements, organs of government, voters, parties, and leaders."
This subfield focuses on the political aspects of history, including the different forms of government, political movements, policies and decision-making processes.
Types of Government: Different types of government and their primary characteristics such as democracy, monarchy, communism, dictatorship, republicanism, theocracy, etc.
Political Ideologies: Different political ideologies such as liberalism, conservatism, socialism, fascism, anarchism, environmentalism, etc.
Constitutions: The concepts, principles and development of constitutions, including the Bill of Rights, separation of powers, federalism, and the relationship between national and state governments.
Revolutionary Movements: Events and movements that have led to the overthrow of governments or significant changes in the political landscape, such as the American Revolution, French Revolution, Russian Revolution, among others.
Political Figures: The biographies and contributions of notable political figures, such as Mahatma Gandhi, Mao Zedong, Adolf Hitler, George Washington, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr, among others.
International Politics: Interaction and cooperation among nations, international policies such as development assistance, international laws, war and resolution, foreign policy, and diplomacy.
Cultural and Social Movements: Changes in ideas, beliefs and values in politics and their social impact such as women's rights movements, civil rights movements, labor rights movements, LGBTQIA+ movements, and more.
Wars and Conflicts: The political reasons, causes and effects of historical wars, conflicts between nations, or civil wars such as World War I, World War II, the Cold War, Gulf War, and others.
International Organizations: The role and influence of international organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and other global organizations in politics.
Diplomatic History: This type of Political History focuses on the analysis of foreign policy and relations between nations.
Economic History: This Political History analyzes the economic systems, trade, commerce, taxation, and industrial development of a particular era or country.
Social History: This type of Political History studies the social and cultural structure, gender, class, race, and ethnicity of a particular era, society, or country.
Intellectual History: This Political History studies the ideas and intellectual movements related to politics and governance.
Military History: This Political History studies the military and defense policies, tactics, strategies, and conflicts of a particular era or country.
Political History of Institutions: This type of Political History studies the functioning, role, and evolution of political institutions such as parliaments, courts, and executive bodies.
Intellectual History of Political Thought: This Political History studies the evolution and impact of political ideas, theories, and concepts such as democracy, socialism, communism, and nationalism.
Environmental History: This type of Political History studies the relationship between politics and the environment, including topics such as environmental conservation, pollution, climate change, and natural resource management.
Legal History: This Political History studies the evolution and impact of laws, legal systems, and judicial decisions on politics and governance.
Ideological History: This type of Political History studies the ideological and cultural movements related to politics, including topics such as liberalism, conservatism, socialism, feminism, and environmentalism.
"It is closely related to other fields of history, including diplomatic history, constitutional history, social history, people's history, and public history."
"Political history studies the organization and operation of power in large societies."
"The rise of competing subdisciplines, particularly social history and cultural history, led to a decline in the prominence of traditional political history."
"Traditional political history tended to focus on the activities of political elites."
"In the two decades from 1975 to 1995..."
"The proportion of professors of history in American universities identifying with social history rose from 31% to 41%."
"The proportion of political historians fell from 40% to 30%."
"The rise of competing subdisciplines, particularly social history and cultural history, led to a decline in the prominence of traditional political history."
"Political events, ideas, movements, organs of government, voters, parties, and leaders are studied in political history."
"Diplomatic history, constitutional history, social history, people's history, and public history are related fields to political history."
"Political history focuses on the organization and operation of power in large societies."
"Social history saw an increase in professors from 1975 to 1995."
"The proportion of professors of history in American universities identifying with social history rose from 31% to 41%."
"The proportion of political historians fell from 40% to 30%."
"The rise of social and cultural history led to a decline in the prominence of traditional political history."
"To understand the narrative and survey of political events, ideas, movements, organs of government, voters, parties, and leaders."
"It is closely related to other fields of history, including diplomatic history, constitutional history, social history, people's history, and public history."
"The prominence of traditional political history has declined since the rise of competing subdisciplines like social history and cultural history."
"Traditional political history tended to focus on the activities of political elites."