although most people know that organizational politics are common‚ they avoid saying so when it concerns one=s own behavior. It is more common to talk about politics when complaining about a loss to a friend than it is in the context of one’s own political maneuvering. When we win on an issue‚ we call it leadership; when we lose‚ we call it politics. In many organizations‚ politics is a taboo subject‚ which makes it difficult for individuals to deal with this crucially important aspect of organizational
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Exploring the 1 EXPLORING THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Lisa Navarro Western Governors University Exploring the 2 EXPLORING THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Science is the study of global change‚ from the beginning of civilization to present‚ in regards to human interaction and mankind’s quest to coexist peacefully. Many attempts to control how we act as individuals and interact with each other have been made throughout time
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mainly on the state as a natural progression‚ and draws upon two central themes; ‘the good life’ and human beings as ‘political animals’ . Whilst Aristotle does raise many valid points‚ he does not convince us that the state is the pinnacle of social organisation. Although the state may be the highest form of social organisation‚ Aristotle fails to demonstrate how an active‚ political life equals a ‘good life’. Aristotle’s major use of teleology is another drawback‚ which limits his argument in many
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entertains an idea of progress. E.H Carr famously rejected ‘‘pure realism’’ as an untenable position precisely because it fails to provide ‘‘a ground for action‚’’ and advocated finding a delicate balance between realism and utopia‚ as meaningful political action must include both. While realism certainly entails a degree of pessimism‚ it is far fetched to claim that realist scholars are radically sceptical about the future of international relations. The article investigates Hans Morgenthau and Raymond
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structural approach to comparative politics.” Author(s): M.G. Smith Source: In Varieties of Political Theory. David Easton‚ ed. Englewood Cliffs‚ NJ: Prentice-Hall. p. 113-128. Reprinted in Corporations and Society. p. 91-105. FIVE M. G. SMITH University of California‚ Los Angeles A Structural Approach to Comparative Politics Comparative politics seeks to discover regularities and variations of political organization by comparative analysis of historical and contemporary systems. Having isolated
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opportunities. Aristotle’s idea of equality would have applied to all citizens who participate in the political life of the city-state in which they live. By doing so‚ they would have acquired the human virtues and excellences‚ as well as achieve their natural telos as a "political animal" (Aristotle‚ p. 4). Only within a city-state‚ citizens are able to participate and enhance their political and practical reason‚ thus reach their human telos. As such‚ the city-state is "among the things that exist
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American‚ is more than a political statement about whether or not America or any other country for that matter should become involved in the affairs of another country; Greene makes the question human and personal. The novel can be read as a political and moral reflection on the opening stages of the United States’ involvement in Southeast Asia. Therefore‚ Greene’s novel becomes a commentary on the pointlessness of the United States’ later investment of men and material in a political action that could
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various levels to address the marginalization of women in Ghana’s politics and other spheres of life‚ but this still remains an area of concern. In a country where women constitute about 51 percent‚ their involvement in development issues and political leadership should be of grave concern‚ and given due consideration. Affirmative action Policy is therefore viewed as the appropriate instrument to enhance women’s participation in governance and decision making in Ghana. This paper will therefore
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Running Head: POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT Politics Doesn’t Affect Me…Does It?: The Affects of Counter-Attitudinal Advocacy on Students’ Political and Civic Engagement Attitudes Elizabeth L. Chupp Illinois State University December 10‚ 2008 Com 424: Seminar in Persuasion Final Paper Abstract The youth of our nation have been experiencing a decline in their levels of political and civic engagement over the past several years
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peoples [1] “opinions and actions” [p.176] are part of the occurrence of their loss of right to any form of political stature or a right to reside as part of a nation state. In the Origins of Totalitarianism Arendt states “nobody even wants to oppress them” [Bernstein 1996‚ p.81]. It is that lack of worth that is so prevalent today; the consensus that a stateless person is devoid of all political life and so has no authority to manipulate the world around them‚ they are right-less and powerless to do
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