Handbook of Political Science‚ Abakaliki: Department of Political Science‚ Ebonyi State University‚ 2009. CHAPTER 2 The Study of Politics: Logic‚ Approaches and Methods Nkwachukwu Orji Introduction The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the methodological issues relating to the study of politics. The chapter will examine the logic‚ approaches and methods that underpin the study of politics. It will explain the relationship between logic‚ approaches and methods in political science
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Machiavelli once said‚ ”Politics has no relation with morals”. With righteous reference to this statement let us now turn ourselves towards India‚ and have a look at India’s glorifying political past as well as the subduing present. 66 years of Indian independence are on‚ the nation has seen very few landmark changes in the political field. And TODAY Indian politics has been reduced to nothing more than a mere cat and mouse chase. Amidst this chaos one question arises that :Since the youth is the new face
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D.Sokolova 28/09/2011 On the topic of "Political Ideology" (Heywood 2003‚ p.5) states: " ‘Ideology’ is consider a particular type of political thought‚ distinct from‚ say‚ political science or political philosophy. " Ideology is a set of views and ideas that provides the theoretical basis to organize and rule community life‚ establish values‚ habits and perspectives. It demands the certain methods to be used for solving different social problems. As (MacKenzie‚ et al. 1994‚ p.1) have noted
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research. Current issues in the world system generally have been analysed by economic or political aspects. However “the polity is much more influenced by economic developments than many political scientists have admitted‚ and the economy is much more dependent upon social and political developments than economists in general have appreciated” (Gilpin‚ 2010 : 25). Therefore‚ Political economy combines political and economic theory to evaluate states and societies. In addition regional studies give
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Political Culture Political culture is how many people define who they are and how they vote. The factors that can contribute to a regions political culture‚ define how the people in that region see themselves. Texas for example see themselves‚ for the most part‚ as a proud‚ tough‚ freedom loving people‚ who like their independence and their firearms. The political culture in Texas is geared toward traditionalistic and individualism‚ both wanting the government to stay out of the way‚ and also
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Is there a political participation crisis in the UK? There is a political participation crisis in the UK. This can be seen; from relevant data that party membership in 1980 for all parties was 1‚693‚156 citizens‚ 4.12% of the vote-eligible populous. Worryingly‚ in 2012 the amount of citizens with a membership to a party had plummeted to 387‚000. The percentage of citizens this represented was a miniscule 0.80%. This shows‚ as each generation becomes of age to vote‚ the amount of people participating
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In order to explain this phenomenon we must first observe the age distribution of Facebook users and the development of political opinions over the lifespan. As previously discussed‚ the Pew Research Center study found that there was a steady decline in Facebook use among adult Internet users as age increased. As the use of Facebook among the millennial generation is higher than all older generations‚ culminating in a 31 percent difference between millennials and Internet users 65 years and older
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Political Leadership and the Problem of the Charismatic Power Author(s): Carl J. Friedrich Source: The Journal of Politics‚ Vol. 23‚ No. 1‚ (Feb.‚ 1961)‚ pp. 3-24 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Southern Political Science Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2127069 Accessed: 04/08/2008 17:34 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp
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predicted that economic liberalization is the first step towards political reform and hence to democratization. The fact that all the rich countries in the world are somehow democratic is to be taken as evidence to the validity of this predicament. The process works as follows: economic growth leads to urbanization and improvements in technology and infrastructure. These improvements facilitate communication and recruitment by new political groups. Growth also tends to lead to increased investment in
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Politics is a game in the true spirit. It has two or more parties contesting each other‚ each being equally dedicated to win. Each maintains a team‚ whether close knit or not may be circumstantial‚ and has a lot in stake. Like any other game it has not only the player taking interest but also a large audience to watch its every minute movement‚ cheer its wins and boo its losses. It has its own set of supporters‚ who may however be divided on their favourites from the team. Any game requires a balance
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