Scope of Political Science
The scope of political science is
vast and experts have divided the field of political science into five
sub-disciplines that are political theory, public administration, comparative
politics, international relations, and public law. It needs to be noted that
these sub-disciplines cover the entire gamut of the modern political economy
and provide the basis for the study and understanding of how the global
political economy works. The study of the matters concerning the allocation and
distribution as well as the transfer of power is one of the main preoccupations
of political scientists. The success or otherwise of the governance structures
is gauged by political scientists who examine the multifaceted and multilayered
factors at work that contribute to good or bad governance. The scope of the
political scientists has now been broadened to include the realm of the study
of the democratic elections across the world. In other words, with the
explosion in the political systems all over the world, political scientists,
and their scope of study has been considerably enhanced.
The Importance of Political Science
The importance of political science
lies in the fact that all of us live within political systems and we are
affected by the changes in the global political economy. With the advent of
globalization, there has been a concomitant rise in the interest taken by the
people of the world in understanding the political systems of other countries.
Hence, political scientists become valued and important as they provide the
lens through which we can understand the global political economy. There are
many universities that provide graduate and higher-level degrees in political
science and in recent years, because of the renewed interest in political
science as a field of study, there are many takers for these courses.
This article sets the context for the subsequent discussion
on the various aspects of political science and its relevance to the modern
political economy.
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