Outline of political science explained
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to politics and political science:
Politics - the exercise of power; process by which groups of people make collective decisions. Politics is the art or science of running governmental or state affairs (including behavior within civil governments), institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the corporate, academic, and religious segments of society.
Political science - the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior.
Fields of study of political science
Related disciplines
Political theory
See main article: Political theory.
Decision-making
Political institutions
Branches of government
The separation of powers is typically set in the constitution or basic law in order to achieve checks and balances within government. The typical model has three branches, and is referred to as the trias politica.
Political behavior
See also: Political warfare.
Political dysfunction
Types of polities and forms of government
See main article: List of forms of government.
See also: Polity.
By level of social organisation
By formal power structure
By source of power
Political ideologies and philosophies
See main article: List of political ideologies.
Political issues and policies
Politics by continent
Political parties by continent
History of politics
Political scholars
Influential literature
Further reading
- Roskin, M.; Cord, R. L.; Medeiros, J. A.; Jones, W. S. (2007). Political Science: An Introduction. 10th ed. New York: Pearson Prentice Hall. (10). (13).
- Tausch, A.; Prager, F. (1993). Towards a Socio-Liberal Theory of World Development. Basingstoke: Macmillan; New York: St. Martin's Press.
- Oxford Handbooks of Political Science - ten-volume set covering the political science topics political methodology, public policy, political theory, political economy, comparative politics, contextual political analysis, international relations, Law and Politics, political behavior, and political institutions. The general editor of the series is Robert E. Goodin.[4] [5]
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Mill. John Stuart. John Stuart Mill. Considerations on Representative Government. Chapter VII, Of True and False Democracy; Representation of All, and Representation of the Majority only . http://www.gutenberg.org/files/5669/5669-h/5669-h.htm#link2HCH0007 . 1861 . Parker, Son, & Bourn . London. Considerations on Representative Government.
- Carlisle, Rodney P., ed., The Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right, Volume 2: The Right (Thousand Oaks, California, United States; London, England; New Delhi, India: Sage Publications, 2005) p. 693.
- Mabbett 1964 "References to the work in other Sanskrit literature attribute it variously to, and . The same individual is meant in each case. The Pańcatantra explicitly identifies Chanakya with ."
- Web site: 27 Aug 2006 . Oxford Handbook of Political Theory . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305042142/http://www.oup.com.au/titles/higher_ed/social_science/politics/9780199270033 . Mar 5, 2016 . Oxford University Press . 9780199270033.
- The Oxford Handbook of Political Theory. Mary. Walsh. 1 May 2008. Contemporary Political Theory. 7. 2. 232–234. 10.1057/cpt.2008.2. free.
