Political science

Political science

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

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Organisation of American States (OAS)

Politics; Political Science

Created in 1948 to defend the sovereignty of the nations of South and North America; OAS also is involved in the settlement of disputes and promotion of economic and cultural cooperation in the ...

Organisation of African Unity (OAU)

Politics; Political Science

Membership consists of independent African states. OAU works to promote solidarity amongst members, improve the quality of life in Africa. Headquarters is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Orthodoxy

Politics; Political Science

The generally, conventionally accepted principles or beliefs of a religion, or political party; the usual view.

Pact

Politics; Political Science

A broad term that refers to an international agreement, such as the Nazi-Soviet pact in 1939.

Showing two contrary directions and tendencies. In political speech, the term has come to refer to the process by which two sides in a dispute or a political issue move steadily further apart so that ...

Political asylum

Politics; Political Science

The granting of refuge by a state to an individual who has fled his country because of persecution. This is a right stated in Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: "Everyone has ...

Police state

Politics; Political Science

A state in which the police, particularly the secret police, have wide and arbitrary power to survey, harass and intimidate the citizenry, who are denied their civil rights and cannot protest their ...