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[[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.

[[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.

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science]]s, uses methods and techniques that relate to the kinds of [[inquiries]] sought: primary sources such as historical documents and official records, secondary sources such as scholarly journal articles, survey [[research]], [[statistics|statistical]] [[analysis]], case studies, and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.

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.