Fields and subfields of political science include political
theory and philosophy, political concepts, political
systems and ideology, game
theory, psephology (voting
systems and electoral behaviour), political
economy, geopolitics and political
geography, policy studies and public
policy analysis, comparative
politics, national systems, cross-national political analysis, supranational and intergovernmental politics, globalisation studies, political development, international
relations, foreign
policy analysis, peace
studies, conflict analysis, international
law and politics, public
administration and local
government studies, political
psychology, bureaucratic, administrative and judicial behaviour, legislative
processes and public law. 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, rationalism, realism, pluralism,
and institutionalism.
Political science, as one of the social
sciences, 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sought: primary sources such as historical documents and official records,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, statistical
analysis, case
studies, and model building.
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