Political science

Political science

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

Contributors in Political Science

Political science

A combination of parties or states. For example, in 1991 a U.S-led international coalition defeated Iraq in the Persian Gulf war. Domestically, coalitions can be made up of many organisations which ...

Coexistence

Politics; Political Science

A tacit agreement between two or more groups, parties, nations etc., that are in fundamental disagreement or conflict, that they will not go to war. Coexistence is not quite the same as peace, ...

Closed shop

Politics; Political Science

A business in which all the employees must be members of a labour union. The closed shop is most common in the printing, transportation and construction industries. The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 made ...

Closure

Politics; Political Science

Also called cloture, the term refers to the process by which a filibuster can be ended in the Senate. A motion for closure requires the votes of three-fifths of the Senate, i.e. 60 votes.

Coauthor

Politics; Political Science

Any member of either house, with the agreement of the author of a bill, may add his or her name on that member's bill as coauthor, usually indicating support for the proposal.