Political science

Political science

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

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Bias

Politics; Political Science

An inclination or prejudice that prevents objective judgement of something, as in hiring practises showed a bias against minorities.

Bilateral

Politics; Political Science

Involving two parties; as in a bilateral trade agreement between the U.S. and Japan.

The title of a 1982 article by criminologist James Q. Wilson and George Kelling. This simple theory argues that a broken window left unrepaired will make a building look uncared for or abandoned and ...

Brinkmanship

Politics; Political Science

In political diplomacy or negotiation, the art of taking big risks, even to the brink of war, in the hope that the adversary will back down. Brinkmanship can be a way of testing an adversary's ...

Bracketing

Politics; Political Science

A term derived from Edmund Husserl and describing a method used by phenomenological sociologists and ethnomethodologists. This approach focuses on revealing the beliefs, ideas and values that are ...

Brave new world

Politics; Political Science

The title of a 1932 book by futurist and social critic, Aldous L Huxley. In the "brave new world" Huxley imagines the authorities of society use new technologies, drugs and instruments of propaganda ...

Buddhism

Politics; Political Science

Religious philosophy based on the teachings of Buddha "the enlightened one", originally named Siddhartha Gautama. There are several forms of Buddhism, among which the most practised in the World are: ...