Political+science
81Political methodology — is a subfield of Political Science that studies the quantitative methods used to study politics. It combines statistics, mathematics, empirical techniques, and formal theory. Political methodology is often used for positive science research, in… …
82Political culture — can be defined as The orientation of the citizens of a nation toward politics, and their perceptions of political legitimacy and the traditions of political practice, and the feelings expressed by individuals in the position of the elected… …
83Political engineering — is a concept in political science that deals with the designing of political institutions in a society. [http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/politics/undergrad/syllabi/V53.0810 brams s05.pdf Political Engineering: The Design of Institutions, Dr. Jeffrey …
84Political settlement — Political Settlement: Concept in political theory linked to Elite theory, States, and State building. Joel Migdal has suggested that the concept of political settlements has a pedigree going back to the work of Barrington Moore. Political… …
85Political ecology — is the study of how political, economic, and social factors affect environmental issues. The majority of studies analyze the influence that society, state, corporate, and transnational powers have on environmental problems and influencing… …
86Political sociology — is the study of power and the intersection of personality, social structure and politics. Political sociology is interdisciplinary, where political science and sociology intersect. The discipline uses comparative history to analyze systems of… …
87Political dissent — refers to any expression designed to convey dissatisfaction with or opposition to the policies of a governing body. Such expression may take forms from vocal disagreement to civil disobedience to the use of violence. Historically, repressive… …
88Science in the Middle Ages — Science, and particularly geometry and astronomy, was linked directly to the divine for most medieval scholars. Since God created the universe after geometric and harmonic principles, to seek these principles was therefore to seek and worship God …
89Political communications — Political communication is a field of communications that is concerned with politics. Communication often influences political decisions and vice versa. Fields and areas of StudyThe field of political communication concern 2 main areas:* Election …
90Political structure — is a term frequently used in political science.The term political structure, used in a general sense, refers to institutions or groups and their relations to each other, their patterns of interaction within political systems and to political… …
