Outline of politics

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to politics:

Politics – process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the corporate, academic, and religious segments of society.

Contents

Essence of politics

Political systems

State

Government

Forms of government

Governments of the world

Elections

Political parties

Political parties by region

Law

Political strategies and tactics

Political issues

Politics by region

Foreign relations by region

History of politics

Political science

Political science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior.

Fields of study of political science

Related disciplines

Political theory

Influential literature

(c. 350–283 BC)

Further reading

See also

References

  1. ^ Mabbett 1964 "References to the work in other Sanskrit literature attribute it variously to Viṣṇugupta, Cāṇakya and Kauṭilya. The same individual is meant in each case. The Pańcatantra explicitly identifies Chanakya with Viṣṇugupta."
  2. ^ Oxford Handbook Of Political Theory
  3. ^ Contemporary Political Theory

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