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− | '''Politics''' is the process by which groups of people make decisions. Although the term is generally applied to behavior within civil [[government]]s, politics is observed in all human group interactions, including [[corporation|corporate]], [[academia|academic]], and [[religion|religious]] institutions. | + | '''Politics''' is the [[process]] by which groups of people make [[decisions]]. Although the term is generally applied to [[behavior]] within civil governments, politics is observed in all [[human]] [[group]] interactions, including corporate, academic, and [[religion|religious]] institutions. |
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− | Politics consists of "social relations involving authority or power" [http://dict.die.net/politics/ Definition of politics from die.net] and refers to the regulation of a political unit, [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=303454] and to the methods and tactics used to formulate and apply [[policy]]. [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/politics Definition of politics from "The Free Dictionary"] | + | Politics consists of "social relations involving [[authority]] or [[power]]" [http://dict.die.net/politics/ Definition of politics from die.net] and refers to the regulation of a political unit, [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=303454] and to the methods and tactics used to formulate and apply [[policy]]. [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/politics Definition of politics from "The Free Dictionary"] |
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− | [[Political science]] (also political studies) is the study of political behavior and examines the acquisition and application of [[political power|power]]. Related areas of study include [[political philosophy]], which seeks a rationale for politics and an ethic of public behavior, and [[public administration]], which examines the practices of governance. | + | [[Political science]] (also political studies) is the study of political [[behavior]] and examines the acquisition and application of [[power]]. Related areas of study include [[political philosophy]], which seeks a rationale for politics and an [[ethic]] of [[public]] behavior, and public administration, which examines the [[practice]]s of governance. |
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− | A [[government]] is the body that has the power to make and [[Politics#Authority and legitimacy|authority]] to enforce laws, rules, and policies. Governments exist in all institutions that have laws, rules, or politics | + | A [[government]] is the [[body]] that has the power to make and [[authority]] to make [[law]]s, rules, and policies. Governments exist in all institutions that have laws, rules, or politics |
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| === Political power === | | === Political power === |
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− | [[Max Weber]] defined power as the ability to impose one's will "even in the face of opposition from others", [[Max Weber|Weber]], Max,[http://www.ne.jp/asahi/moriyuki/abukuma/weber/lecture/politics_vocation.html] Politics as a Vocation] while [[Hannah Arendt]] states that "political power corresponds to the human ability not just to act but to act in concert." | + | [[Max Weber]] defined power as the ability to impose one's will "even in the face of opposition from others", Weber, Max,[http://www.ne.jp/asahi/moriyuki/abukuma/weber/lecture/politics_vocation.html] Politics as a Vocation] while [[Hannah Arendt]] states that "political power corresponds to the human ability not just to act but to act in concert." |
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| * [[Arendt, Hannah]]; On Violence 1970, A Harvest Book | | * [[Arendt, Hannah]]; On Violence 1970, A Harvest Book |