LESSON 10 Flashcards
from the Greek word POLITIKA
Politics
means “ affairs of the cities”
Politics/ POLITIKA
decision making ( creating & implementing laws)
Politics
act of governing a county or community
Politics
controlling the military
* act of creating strategies to improve lives
* act of managing economic resources
Politics
study of theory and practice of politics
* all levels are : local, national, & international
POLITICAL SCIENCE
4 SUB CATEGORIES OF POLSCI
POLITICAL THEORY
COMPARATIVE POLITICS
METHODOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
focuses on the roots of governance & on the human aspects that lead men to organize themselves
POLITICAL THEORY
compares diff types of governance:
- democracy
- military regime
COMPARATIVE POLITICS
authoritarian regime
- it analyzes their effects on growth & welfare
COMPARATIVE POLITICS
aims at clarifying philosophical and theoretical basis on diff political systems
METHODOLOGY
focuses on relations among states
- their interaction
- and political strategies w/ other countries
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
refers.to the state of affairs
* includes the structure of its government and the decisions of the ruling party
POLITICS
complete implementation of social and economic policies
* a social activity
POLITICS
- refers to the theoretical analysis of political systems
- provides more comprehensive understanding of governance and gives us the tools to interpret the government’s actions
- science of politics
POLITICAL SCIENCE
a part of social science
POLITICAL SCIENCE