POLITICAL SCIENCE

Ethymological Definition
POLITICAL SCIENCE
 Derived from the Greek word "POLIS" which means "city
state"

 "SCIRE" which means science or to know

HISTORICAL
DEVELOPMEN
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 HISTORICAL
DEVELOPMENT
 Political Science - modern science appeared in the
20th Century
 First attempts of Scientific exploration of politics-
Plato and Aristotle
 Renaissance and modern times - Machiavelli,
Bodin, Locke, Montesquieu and Hamilton.
 Modern and postmodern- Marx and Weber
BRANCHES OF POLITICAL
SCIENCE

* POLITICAL THEORY
* PUBLIC LAW
* PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
1. Political Theory
- is the study of political ideas and values like justice,
power and democracy that we use to describe,
understand and assess political practices and
institutions.

*Types of political theory

a. Normative or traditional political theory
-seeks to determine and prescribe values
B. Empirical or modern political theory
-seeks to discover and describe facts.
2. Public Law
- the public law administers the relationship
between the government and individuals.
A.
B.
3. Public Administration
- studies the implementation of government policy
and prepares future civil servants for work in the
public service.
IMPORTANCE OF POLITICAL
SCIENCE

- POLITICAL SCIENCE EQUIPS STUDENTS WITH

AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLITICAL
INSTITUTIONS AND LAWS THAT GOVERN ALL
BUSINESSES FUNCTION. IT ALSO SHARPENS
STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING OF
ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS AND HUMAN
RELATIONS, AND HONES THEIR WRITING,
COMMUNICATION, AND STATISTICAL SKILLS.
IMPORTANCE OF POLITICAL
SCIENCE

- POLITICAL SCIENCE EQUIPS STUDENTS WITH

AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLITICAL
INSTITUTIONS AND LAWS THAT GOVERN ALL
BUSINESSES FUNCTION. IT ALSO SHARPENS
STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING OF
ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS AND HUMAN
RELATIONS, AND HONES THEIR WRITING,
COMMUNICATION, AND STATISTICAL SKILLS.
THANK
YOU !