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===Political science===
[[Political science]] is an [[academia|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 philosophy|political theory and philosophy]], [[civics]] and [[comparative politics]], theory of [[direct democracy]], apolitical governance, participatory direct democracy, national 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 (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[[social science]]s, uses methods and techniques that relate to the kinds of inquiries sought: primary sources such as historical documents and official records, secondary sources such as scholarly journal articles, [[sample survey|survey]] research, [[statistical analysis]], [[case studies]], and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]].
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[[Political science]] is an [[academia|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 philosophy|political theory and philosophy]], [[civics]] and [[comparative politics]], theory of [[direct democracy]], apolitical governance, participatory direct democracy, national 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 (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]].
[[Category: General Reference]]
