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List of basic political science topics
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This SourcePolitical science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior.
The following list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to political science:
Essence of political science
- Main articles: Political science and Politics
Fields of study of political science
- Political theory and philosophy
- Political systems
- Policy analysis/Policy studies
- Public policy
- Public administration
- Ideology
- Game theory
- Psephology (voting systems and electoral behaviour)
- Political economy
- Geopolitics and political geography
- Policy studies and public policy analysis
- Comparative politics
- National systems
- Cross-national political analysis
- Supranational and intergovernmental politics
- Globalization studies
- Political development
- International relations theory
- Foreign policy analysis
- Peace studies, conflict analysis, international law and politics, public administration and local government studies
- Political psychology, bureaucratic, administrative and judicial behaviour
- Legislative processes and public law
- Power in international relations and the theory of great powers and superpowers.
- Political science of religion
- Research methodology
History of political science
Politics by region
Governments of the world
Political parties by region
Foreign relations by region
Political issues
- Abortion
- Affirmative action
- Agricultural policy and land reform
- Animal rights and animal testing
- Capital punishment
- Internet censorship
- Internet taxation
- Climate change policy
- Direct democracy
- Disarmament and nonproliferation
- Drug policy and reform
- Education policy and reform
- Electoral reform
- Gay rights and gay marriage
- Gun rights and gun control
- Health care policy and reform
- Immigration policy and reform
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- Language policy
- Medical marijuana
- NATO expansion
- Nuclear testing
- Political corruption
- Race relations
- Science and technology policy
- Separation of church and state
- Space policy
- Stem cells and the stem cell controversy
- Tax reform
- Terrorism, counter-terrorism, and the War on Terrorism
- Trade
- Welfare reform
Basic political science concepts
- Elections
- International relations theory
- Power in international relations
- Realism in international relations
- Idealism in international relations
- Neoliberalism in international relations
- Marxist international relations theory
- Functionalism in international relations
- Critical international relations theory
- Law
- Political science (General)
- Political theory
- State
- Political institutions
- Public administration
- Comparative government
- Three powers of the State
- Political rights
- Political participation
- Public administration
- Theories of Political Behavior
Political science lists
See also
External links
- American Political Science Association
- International Political Science Association
- Political Studies Association of the UK
- PROL: Political Science Research Online (prepublished research)
- Truman State University Political Science Research Design Handbook
- A New Nation Votes: American Elections Returns 1787-1825
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