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Political science is methodologically diverse. Approaches to the discipline include classical political philosophy, [[Interpretivism (social science)|interpretivism]], [[structuralism]], and [[behavioralism]], [[Philosophical realism|realism]], pluralism, and [[institutionalism]]. Political science, as one of the [[social science]]s, uses methods and techniques that relate to the kinds of inquiries sought: primary sources such as historical documents and official records, secondary sources such as scholarly journal articles, [[sample survey|survey]] research, [[statistical analysis]], [[case studies]], and model building. [[Herbert Baxter Adams]] is credited with coining the phrase "political science" while teaching history at [[Johns Hopkins University]].

[[Political science]] is an academic and [[research]] [[discipline]] that deals with the theory and practice of [[politics]] and the description and analysis of political [[system]]s and political [[behaviour]]. Fields and subfields of political science include political theory and [[philosophy]], civics and comparative [[politics]], theory of direct democracy, apolitical governance, participatory direct democracy [[nation]]al systems, cross-national political [[analysis]], political development, international relations, foreign policy, international [[law]], politics, public administration, administrative behavior, public law, judicial behavior, and public policy.  Political science also studies [[power]] in international relations and the theory of Great powers and Superpowers.

 

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Political science is methodologically diverse.  Approaches to the discipline include classical political philosophy, Interpretivism,, structuralism, and behavioralism, realism, pluralism, and institutionalism. Political science, as one of the [[Social Sciences|social science]]s, uses methods and techniques that relate to the kinds of [[inquiries]] sought: primary sources such as historical documents and official records, secondary sources such as scholarly journal articles, survey [[research]], [[statistics|statistical]] [[analysis]], case studies, and [[Mathematical model|model]] building. Herbert Baxter Adams is credited with coining the phrase "political science" while teaching [[history]] at Johns Hopkins University.

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