POLITICAL SELF Flashcards
It refers to the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a nation or society
Politics
It is also defined as the ways that power is shared in an organization and the ways it is affected by personal relationships between people who work together.
Politics
As ___ stated, “man is, by nature, a political animal.”
Aristotle
Politics as imbibed by man implies several things:
- Politics is concerned with power
- Politics functions based on a particular social economic and cultural context.
- The political is also personal
- Politics goes hand in hand with society.
refers to the structured forms of engagement with political processes and everyday forms of participation in society. It is also defined as the process of sharing decisions which affect one’s life and the life of a community in which one lives
ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP
It is anchored on one’s cognitive and behavioral engagement to participate in formal and informal political activities.
Active citizenship
It is a practice of democracy. Democracy should not only be thought of as a form of government.
Active citizenship
It is a social construct. It fosters social relatedness and belongingness. The most important goal of it is to instill change and influence society at large.
Active citizenship
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