Emphasis on Elements of State Flashcards
Political Science is the science of polis.
Aristotle
The Father of Political Science
Political Science is the analysis of the political society.
Jean Bodin
Coined the term “Political Science”
Political Science is the study of shaping and sharing of power.
H. Lasswell
Political Science is the study of authoritative allocation of values for a society.
David Easton
Political Science is the science which deals with the state that endeavors to comprehend it in its fundamental conditions (Grundlagen) , in its essential nature (Wesen) , in various forms of manifestation (Erscheinungformen) and its development.
Johan Kaspar Bluntschli
Political Science is a branch of knowledge that deals with the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the state and public affairs.
Kumar Pradeep & G. Sadanandan
Political Science as a modern approach deals with the study of disagreements and reconciliation of these disagreements in a society.
Peter B. Harris
Political Science is a part of science which treats the foundations of the state and principles of government administration.
Paul Janet
Political Science is the study of state and systems of government.
Hans Eulan
Political Science is about politics and science of state
R.G. Gettle
Political Science begins and ends with the state
J. W. Garner
Scope of Political Science (5)
- ) Theoretical and Applied Approaches in studying the state
- ) The characteristics and functions of the government
- ) The roles of people as citizen of the state
- ) The ability of the state with its government to rule and demand obedience
- ) The dynamics within the state-revolutions, changes in the government
it examines political institutions -from constitutions to executives to parliaments to parties to electoral laws
Comparative Politics and Government
is the branch of Political Science that explores what a better political world would look like and how we can deal with it
Political Theory/ Political Philosophy
it deals with the implementation of government policies.
Public Administration
it deals with the organization and operations of the governmental organs of the State and defines the relations of the State with the inhabitants of its territory.
Political Law (Public Law)
it deals with the study of the relationships between individuals and society and between markets and the state, using a diverse set of tools and methods drawn largely from economics,political science, and sociology
Political Economy
it deals with the study of state interactions in a global system and attempts to explain the patterns of global interactions affecting the behavior of states.
International Relations
it deals with the study of different forces such as individuals or group of individuals or forms of changes affecting the system of government.
Political Dynamics
normative approach to political science (“what ought to be”?) that highly applied during the existence of ancient Greek civilizations.
Philosophical Method
the most popular method employed in studying political science because this method looks into political institutions which existed in the past years and appraises the political growth and development.
Historical Method
this method seeks to discover by series of experiment the truths about political problems relating to rue of action or political machinery.
Experimental Method