Politics

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The most widely used academic definition of politics is David Easton's "authoritative allocation of values." There is also a tendency to define politics with a focus on the activities of the state; most notably, Max Weber defines politics as "the running of the state or activities that influence this running." Since the 1980s, under the influence of postmodernism, a tendency has also emerged to define politics as the power relations inherent not only in the realm of the state but in all human relationships. Thus politics is defined from three aspects, "allocation," "activities of the state or government," and "power relations," and none of these aspects can be neglected. Perhaps the easiest definition of politics to understand is Harold Lasswell's "Who gets what, when and how." We can see that Lasswell also defines politics from the aspect of "allocation."

Political science is the discipline that scientifically studies and analyzes political behavior. Related fields include political philosophy, comparative politics, and international politics.

Category

• Consent of the governed
• Politics by country
• Political economy
• Political history
• Political philosophy
• Political science
• International relations
  • International relations theory
• List of political scientists
• Comparative politics
• Public administration
• Bureaucrat
  • Street-level bureaucrat
• Separation of powers
  • Legislature
  • Executive
  • Judiciary
• Sovereignty
• Political behavior

Subtopics of politics

• Elections
• Electoral systems
• Voting
• Federalism
• Forms of government
• Ideology
• Political campaigns
• Political parties

Terms

Statesman (爲政者)

A person who conducts politics.

Politicians

<span style="foreground:red;">Negative politicians

• Saenuri Party (formerly Grand National Party)

Legal professionals

Journalists

Military personnel

See also

• Political science

Favorite site

• Wikipedia (en) Politics