IPPG

• Political Science

  ·        Centers on the systematic study of political and government institutions. In this field of knowledge, the principles, processes and structures of political and government institutions are given importance.
• Robert Dahl – existence of rules or authority within the state
• Aristotle – “man by nature is political animal”
• Plato – politics is the study  of the affairs of the polis
• 1.    Aristotle – father of polsci
• Robert Dahl – “politics arises, whenever there are people living together in associations, whenever they are involved in conflicts, and whenever they are subject to some kind of power, rulership, or authority.
• jean Bodin – first coined the term “polsci”
• Niccolo Machiavelli – father of modern polsci
• Jean Jacques Rousseau – father of modern democracy
• David Easton – Authoritative allocation of values for a society.  Easton describes politics as a human activity concerned with the authoritative decision-making and action by the government which results in an authoritative allocation of values of the society.
• Harold Laswell – who gets what, when, and how.
• Paul Jines – French philosopher. He defined political science as a social science which deals with the foundation of the state and the principles of government. He focused on 2 political bodies: The state and the government
• Montensquieu – French philosopher. He expanded the concept of to mean all the functions of government are carried out through legislation, execution, and adjudication.
• Pericles – just because you don’t take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.
• Politics, according to the Greek philosopher Aristotle was politike, the short term of politike episteme, or political science.
• The adjective “political” also traces its roots to the Greeks. It comes from politikos, which means of, or pertaining to, the polis or city state.
• The adjective “political” also traces its roots to the Greeks. It comes from politikos, which means of, or pertaining to, the polis or city state. (Miller, 2012)
• The term “politics‟, is derived from the Greek word “Polis‟, which means the city state
• science comes from the Latin word, "scire," meaning "to know.
• Polis – City state
• Polites – Citizens
• Politikos – Government Officials
• Politics is an action that involves two or more people
• Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

  A) physiological needs

  B) food, water, rest

  C) safety needs

  D) security, safety

  E) belongingness and love needs

  F) intimate relationship, friends

  G) esteem needs

  H) prestige and feeling of accomplishment

  I) self actualization

  J) achieving one's full potential

  
• Politics is a set of activities on how groups of people decide. If there are group of people, then there is politics
• Governance is the process of making and enforcing decisions within an organization or society
• government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
• administration - used in the context of government, differs according to the jurisdiction under which it operates
• Political science is the study of politics and power from domestic, international, and comparative perspectives
• political science - . It entails understanding political ideas, ideologies, institutions, policies, processes, and behaviour, as well as groups, classes, government, diplomacy, law, strategy, and war
• Politics can be studied through;

  • Exercise of power by local political leaders and the effectiveness of governmental institutions and official action.
  • Through the prism of everyday life
• POLITICAL SCIENCE AND OTHER DISCIPLINES

  • history
  • economics
  • sociology
  • anthropology
  • psychology
  • geography
  • law
• The word “history” came from the Greek word historia, which means the investigation or inquiry
• political science and history - This etymology gives an idea on how the past is studied.
• Political Science And History -This chronicle could be used by a political scientist to interpret political events that happened in the past, to understand the present and even possibly to anticipate future political conditions.
• Economy traces its origin to the Greek word oikonomos, which means “household management
• “household management” - a concept associated with the individual and family
• "political economy” - a recognition that the economy of modern time is no longer limited households alone but encompasses a whole nation.
• Political Science And Economics - This would require growth in the industrial sector that is the economic climate must be conducive enough to attract investment in the industries. An important part of the process of encouraging the growth of industries in the long run is the removal of invisible barriers like red tape and corruption.
• Sociology came from Latin word “socius” which means “partners, companions, associates, or mates and the Greek word logos, which means “to study”.