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Politics

it exist because people disagree

Politics

It involves conflict

B. ponton and P. gill

Politics is the way in which we understand and order our social affairs, and acquire greater control over the situation.

B. ponton and P. gill

Secure social organization and organize the people

Politics

is Authority and Power

Amable Tuibeo

strategy for maintaing cooperation. It negotiates and compromise in order to solve conflict in disagreement

Harold Lasswell

Author of the major study of distributive consequence of political activity

Harold Lasswell

defines politics as the struggle over who gets what, when, and how.

Political Science

study of political phenomrnaphenomena. focusing on the theory and practice of the government.

Political Science

A systematic study of structure, behavior, and process

Behavioral and Traditional

2 Types of Political Approach

Traditional approach

A combination of views in philosophical, ethical, and institutional terms. value-based, prescriptive and descriptive.

behavioral approach

Scientific, objective, value-free study of political behavior with empirical methods.

Philosophical, Historical, Institutional, Legal

What are the various forms of Traditional approach?

Regularities

Verification

Techniques

Quantification

Values

Systematization

Pure Science

Integration

What are the various forms of Behavioral approach?

Philosophical

cannot be seperated with values. And judge what is good or bad

Historical

to analyze the situation

Regularities

there are certain uniformities in political behavior which can be expressed in generalizations or theories in order to explain and predict political phenomena.

Verification

emphasizes testing and verifying everything. According to the behaviorists, what cannot be verified is not scientific.

Techniques

use of those research tools and methods which generate valid, reliable and comparative data.

Quantification

After collecting data, the researcher should measure and quantify those data.

Values

believe that to do objective research one has to be value free.

Systematization

research in Political Science must be systematic. Theory and research should go together.

pure science

believes that the study of Political Science should be verified by evidence.

Integration

Political Science should not be separated from various other social sciences like history, sociology and economics, etc.

RESPONSIVENESS

interests of all citizens must be well protected in a prompt and appropriate manner

EQUITY AND INCLUSIVENESS

must be taken into consideration in policy-making. Everyone has a stake in the

TRANSPARENCY

People must be open to information regarding the decision-making process and its implementation. It also means that transactions involving public interests must be fully disclosed and made

PARTICIPATION

active involvement of all affected and interested parties in the decision-making

RULE OF LAW

people express their will and exercise their sovereignty.

RULE OF LAW

puts no one, however rich and powerful, above the law.

EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY

meeting the needs and proper utilization of resources

ACCOUNTABILITY

answerability or responsibility for one's action. The actors have an obligation to explain and be answerable for the consequences of decisions and actions they have made on behalf of the community it serves.

Consensus Oriented

decisions are made after taking into consideration the different viewpoints of the actors of the society.

World Bank

defines governance as "the manner in which power is exercised in the management of a country's economic and social resources for development…"

Governance

"the rules of the political system to solve conflicts between actors and adopt decision (legality)."

kubernaein

The word "governance" came from the Latin verb "gubernare," or more originally from the Greek word?

kubernaein

"to steer."

etymology

governance refers to the manner of steering or governing, based on?

Governance

exercise of power or authority by political leaders

status

The modern term "state" is derived from the word?

Niccolò Machiavelli

who first used the term "state" in his writings. His significant work is titled "Prince".

WOODROW WILSON

A state is a people organized for law within a definite territory.

JAMES GARNER

A state is a community of people, permanently occupying territory, having a government of its own, and enjoying freedom from external control.