Political science

Political science

The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.

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Anti-clericalism

Politics; Political Science

Opposition to the influence of organised religion in state affairs. The term was applied particularly to the influence of the Catholic religion in political affairs.

Anti-trust laws

Politics; Political Science

Federal and state laws designed to restrict monopolistic business practises that interfere with free trade. These are thought necessary to protect the public interest (from price-fixing, for ...

A negative and hostile attitude to Jews and the Jewish religion. As a migrant people, the Jews have experienced anti-Semitism within many societies and throughout much of recorded history. The most ...

Anti-communism

Politics; Political Science

Opposition to communism. Anti- communism was the defining mark of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War, which sought to cheque Soviet expansion around the globe. In domestic politics, being seen ...

Anti-globalization

Politics; Political Science

Vague term representing an opposition to the social, political, economical, or other effects of globalization. This opposition is unique in that many otherwise diverging or even opposing interest ...

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM)

Politics; Political Science

A landmark arms control agreement signed in 1972 by the Soviet Union and the U.S., this treaty limited antiballistic missiles to two sites of 100 antiballistic missile launchers in each country. In ...

Social anthropology

Politics; Political Science

Also referred to as cultural anthropology, this discipline is conceptually and theoretically similar to sociology. Anthropology originally developed as the study of non-western cultures but many ...