A. The study of political science
Geopolitics
A science concerned with the study of the influences of physical factors such as population, pressures, sources of raw materials, geography, etc., upon domestic and foreign politics
History
The bond between the political scientist and the historian is obvious in the observation that "history is past politics and politics present history."
Political theory
The entire body of doctrines relating to the origin, form, behavior, and purposes of the state are dealt with in the study of this subject
Sociologist
Who specializes in the study of "society" as a "whole"
Anthropologist
Who studies "mankind" in relation to physicsl, social, and cultural development
Geography
Indicates one approach which a political scientist frequently must adopt to help explain such phenomena as the early growth of democracy in Great Britain and the US and its retarded growth in certain Continental Europe, and the rise of authoritarian govnmnts in developing countries
Political science
Is a very comprehensive field. Its curriculum is almost certain to include courses in political theory, public law, and public administration as well as in various more specialized subjects
Public opinion, pressure groups, propaganda
One of the many topics which the political scientists handles from a physcological approach
Public law
Organization of governemnts, limitations upon government authority, powers and duties of governmental offices and officers, obligation of one state to another
Constitutional law, administrative law, international law
Public law subdivisions
Politics
Refers to the art or science of government concerned with the proper management of the affair of society
United States, Great Britain, Philippines, Japan
States in the political scientist's sense
Political science
Systematic study of the state and government
Psychology
The political scientist ad well as the psychologist promotes studies of the mental and emotional processes motivating the political behavior of individuals and groups - These concepts are the underlying forces in the framing of constitutions and laws
Economics
The study of the production, distribution and conservation, and consumption of wealth
States
The term is equivalent to "nation" or "country"
Statistics and logis
These involve a proper application of statistical procedures for the quantitative measurement of social phenomena and of logical procedures for the analysis of reasoning
Jurisprudence
This branch of public law is concerned with the analysis of existing legal systems and also with the ethical, historical, sociological and psychological foundations of law.
Science
comes from the latin word scire "to know"
Political
derived from the word "polis" meaning city.
