Political science is the field of the social sciences concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior.
Fields and subfields of political science include political theory and philosophy, political concepts, political systems and ideology, game theory, psephology (voting systems and electoral behaviour), political economy, geopolitics and political geography, policy studies and public policy analysis, comparative politics, national systems, cross-national political analysis, supranational and intergovernmental politics, globalisation studies, political development, international relations, foreign policy analysis, peace studies, conflict analysis, international law and politics, public administration and local government studies, political psychology, bureaucratic, administrative and judicial behaviour, legislative processes and public law.
Political Science also studies power in international relations and the theory of great powers and superpowers.
Conflict resolution research Conflict resolution is any reduction in the severity of a conflict. It may involve conflict management, in which the parties continue the conflict ... >
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Culture of fear Culture of fear is a term that refers to a perceived prevalence of fear and anxiety in public discourse and relationships, and how this may affect ... >
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Social movement Social movements are a type of group action. They are large informal groupings of individuals and/or organizations focused on specific political or ... >
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Macroeconomics Macroeconomics is the economics sub-field of study that considers aggregate behavior, and the study of the sum of individual economic decisions. ... >
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Confirmation bias In psychology and cognitive science, confirmation bias (or confirmatory bias) is a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that ... >
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Game theory Game theory is a branch of applied mathematics and economics that studies situations where players choose different actions in an attempt to maximize ... >
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Negotiation Negotiation is the process where interested parties resolve disputes, agree upon courses of action, bargain for individual or collective advantage, ... >
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Experimental economics Experimental economics is the use of experimental methods to evaluate theoretical predictions of economic behaviour. It uses controlled, ... >
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Economics Economics, as a social science, studies the production, distribution, and consumption of commodities. The field may be divided in several different ... >
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Microeconomics Microeconomics is one of the main fields of the social science of economics. It considers the behaviour of individual consumers, firms and ... >
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