Table of Context
1. INTRODUCTION 2
2. DEFINITION 2
2.1 Political Science 2
3. SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDYING POLITICAL SCIENCES 2
4. REASONS TO STUDY POLITICAL SCIENCES 3
5. THE CONCEPT OF POWER 3
5.1 Political Power 4
5.2 Political Authority 4
6. BENEFITS OF STUDYING POLITICAL SCIENCES 4
7. POLITICAL SCIENCES AS A MAJOR 5
8. CONCLUSION 5
LIST OF REFERENCES 7
1. INTRODUCTION
The following essay will discuss the importance of choosing political science as a major and the benefits that come with it. The assignment will first define political sciences and elaborate on its advantages. The essay will critical analyze how studying political sciences will help you in society and also how it will help you in different fields of employment. Finally
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Students who study political science are taught how to think and critically analyze different situations in society this will help them in the jobs they will acquire in the future. Political scientist students also acquire skills in research and writing. This will help them with development quantative skills. Any student studying political sciences has a variety of jobs to choose from where they can obtain top management or executive positions. Political science students can become lawyers, government officials teachers, create their own business and even do teaching. One can also go into international relations. Studying the relationships of countries, how the countries in the global system interact with one another and their reasons for that. In international relations students also look at foreign policies and how these policies affect the global economy and political system of the world. Students will also learn about human rights violations and globalisation. The study of politics has a lot of fields to choose from and with the skills one has acquired from studying politics finding a job will not be as difficult like in other degrees (Harris,
Political science is known to be one of the most ignored sciences there are. Over the years, there has not been a demand for everyone to pay attention to politics because people always have their own opinion anyways. Ten Things Political Scientists Know that You Don’t was an article written by Hans Noel. His main objective to writing this was to inform readers of the reasons why politics is something that is important to understand. Many journalists and bloggers became more aware of politics and want to know more about what political scientists actually know. This article also wants to inform many people that political science is something that you can study over a period of time, which is the real reason to pay attention to elections. Hans Noel came up with 10 different things that political scientists know but American citizens do not.
In addition to the difference of purpose between arts and sciences, which we have discussed above, a further distinction is offered by Lasswell (1958) that may be considered by some as somewhat biased: “The science of politics states conditions; the philosophy of politics justifies preferences.” He distinguishes between “the science of politics” and “the philosophy of politics” on the same grounds as the fact-value dichotomy of logical positivism. He appears to be implying that political philosophy (which, for the purpose of this essay, would fall under the jurisdiction of art) “justifies preferences” in the sense that it provides rationalizations for the personal preferences of the theorist of political philosophy (Horwitz, 1962). Science, on the other hand, uses only facts and empirical data as its tools of analysis. This overt process of analysis minimizes the scope for bias by the researcher (Pierce, 2008). Moreover it promises an impartial and reliable means of distinguishing ‘truth’ from ‘falsehood’ and gives us access to objective knowledge about the political world (Heywood, 2002). However the fact/value dichotomy is not as clearly defined as is assumed here. Values are deeply involved in the identification of facts as well as their description and examination since all political scientists enter research with at least some presumptions about their
Political Philosophy is typically a study of a wide range of topics such as, justice, liberty, equality, rights, law, politics and the application of a codified law. Depending on what the philosophy is, it usually tends to be a very sensitive and a personal ideology that an individual holds within the reality of their existence. Several of the fundamental topics of political philosophy shape up the society that we live in as these specific topics and their implementation by the state ensures a legitimate government. In Political Philosophy, the aforesaid concepts or topics are evaluated and analyzed with tremendous depth in context to their history and intent. Furthermore, in a rather colloquial sense, political
The purpose of this paper will be to explore the role of education and politics, in these authors' lives, as tools used to create paths of advancement and as the bridge that spans the abyss that now lies between themselves and their respective cultures.
In each country to allow citizens to coexist in the best way possible Laws were put into place, to make clear to all citizens to know there are rules and regulations to follow. If citizens choose not to abide by these laws then there will be punishment. This is why it is important that citizens abide by laws, rules and regulations to make their country run the best way possible.
Political parties and interest groups play important roles in government. These groups have similarities and differences that I will be approaching, after identifying the function of each group. Their aims, interests, policies and goals are what distinguish them apart.
Political science is a broad topic that covers the history, political and geographical aspect of the world. The course started with a revision on the basics of the constitution, types of power and the political scene that happens around us. My first year at the University, one of the compulsory subject that is required for arts taking students is Political Science 1101. After several years of taking social or political course, taking this course opened my knowledge towards politics and the political scene in Canada. It also taught me about how different ways of information taking could lead to one learning differently from others. For example this class gave us the opportunity to use our laptops as a source of note taking, this helped me learn in which whenever a new vocabulary comes up during the class discussions i could search it up. Through “The Road to Patriation” and Kim Campbell “Through the Looking Glass” i would further emphasize my ideas on what i have learnt throughout the course semester.
Politics is about the distribution of power. In the Introduction to Social Science course guide it is stated that, “politics can be anywhere”. Therefore, politics is in the language we speak. Power is the “ ability to
People's soul are made up of several parts, as will be shown along the way, each man's main concern and occupation in life should be to build harmony and unity. Politics is the way a person expresses how his or her order in life can be used for everyone, the image of their own inner order or disorder reflected in his social life. A person cannot live alone, because one is a social animal, one must act; politics becomes an important part of the mind. Politics are simply the means of bringing order into the world of men through laws that are the product of rational nature. It is the ultimate concern of the philosopher, the one of wisdom, to bring this order forward.
Political science is the study of people’s behavior as it relates to control the public organizations. The concept is normally divided into six subcategories: Political philosophy- which deals with
Talking about Government and Politics is one of the topics that will have something always to talk about. We can talk about government and politics in many ways and create a lot of discussion to talk related to them. Government and Politics is a list that will never end and you can keep talking about that days, weeks, months or even years. For example, we can compare and contrast the different agents of political socialization and the effect they have on the political learning, or we can even describe and evaluate party organization at the local, state and even national levels and determine the recent trends in the distribution of party powers. As well other topics related with government and politics can the relationship between political parties and government or to describe the major influences on one’s political socialization, and how this comes about. All this are great examples to talk about with the community that are really into the government and politics.
The study of politics had its roots in philosophy and while there has been a drive to steer the study of politics towards a more scientific approach, many scholars like Max Weber believe that social sciences cannot simply imitate the natural sciences. This essay will examine the various approaches to applying scientific methodology to the study of politics and it will specifically explore Behaviorism, Positivism and Interpretivism and by looking at each methodology briefly explore the advantages and disadvantages of each method.
To support this commitment, the Political Science department will be implementing a weekly Politics and Government audio podcast to further engage students in their studies. The podcast will be required for all students taking courses that fall under the political science specialization. Students may be taking classes in person and using he podcast
Political philosophy is the study of basic questions about the state, government, politics, liberty, justice etc. political philosophy is concerned with the concepts and arguments involves in political opinion. It is ethics applied to a group of people, discusses about societies set up.In political philosophy it is important to know what ought to be a person’s relationship in a society. This seeks application of ethical concepts to social sphere. It is a standard which help to analyze and judge existing institutions and relationships. According to Bernard Williams “political philosophy is not just applied moral philosophy, which is what in our culture it is often taken to be….political philosophy must use distinctively political concepts, such as power, and its normative relative, legitimation.” Leo Strauss has said “Philosophy is the quest for wisdom and political philosophyis the attempt truly to know about the nature of political things and the right or the good political order.” In the history of political philosophy, many philosophers have born and influence the era with their theory. There some renowned philosopher from ancient time to modern are Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau etc.They gave theory on state, Justice, government, education. In western political history Plato is a legend philosopher whose thought considered wealth of the century and till influence the people’s thinking world.The Republic is his famous book where he
The society in which Americans live in today, is in certain aspects far more complex than it ever was for our ancestors. This new complexity is seen on both a micro and macro level and everything that falls in between. Perhaps American society is inherently more complex due to the fact that most if not every societal problem that is encountered, tends to gear towards a political nature in the method of solving. It seems that Americans no longer abide by the do it yourself mentality, and as times goes by we as a people look to the government leaders to solve our problems when they are beyond our capabilities, not realizing that in doing so we also bestow the power upon them to make decisions for society as a whole. When you have an issue