Political science

Political science

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

Contributors in Political Science

Political science

One who pleads, intercedes, speaks for, or disseminates information intended to influence individual behaviour or opinion, corporate conduct, public policy, law, etc. It can or cannot be on behalf of ...

Adversary politics

Politics; Political Science

Term coined by S.E. Finer in Adversary Politics and Electoral Reform (1975). Refers to the evolution of the British Parliamentary system into a fight amongst opponents to gain favour of 'looker-on's. ...

Adversary system

Politics; Political Science

The system of law in which a case is argued by two opposing sides: A prosecutor who tries to prove that the defendant is guilty and a defender, who argues for the defendant's innocence. The case is ...

Administration

Politics; Political Science

The management of institutional or governmental affairs; a term for the government itself and its policy-makers; as in the Clinton administration; the period in which a government holds office; as in ...

Advice and consent

Politics; Political Science

Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate ...

Administrative system

Politics; Political Science

A twentieth-century system of ownership in which land is owned and managed by the state; found in China, the Soviet Union, and some parts of Africa and Latin America.

Aegis

Politics; Political Science

Any power or influence that protects or shields, as when nations take part in peacekeeping operations under the aegis of the United Nations, or humanitarian missions under the aegis of the Red Cross.