Слайд 1POLITICAL SCIENCE
Course of lectures
Слайд 2Module # 1
The genesis of political
thought and the emergence
of political
science
Слайд 3
Lecture # 1. The object and
function of Political Science
Field
of study of political science is the sphere of political
life
The term "political science" is formed from two Greek words: “politica” - government, public affairs and “logos” – knowledge, teachings
Слайд 4Political Science
Political science studies politics as an independent
social discipline
Political science reveals (раскрывать) the meaning and content
of the policy
Political science is studying the whole area of political relations, structure and functioning of government
Слайд 5The nature of PS:
The nature of any science is defined
by its object - the area of activity of the
subject and the subject of cognitive (познавательная) activity
In a broad sense, the subject of PS is the whole world of politics - a special sphere of human activity
In the narrow sense PS regularities of formation and development of political power, the forms and methods of its operation in the state and society
Слайд 6The subjects of policy:
Identity
Classes
Social groups
Political institutions
Ethnic groups
Religious
and demographic groups, etc.
*All of them have their own
political interests
Слайд 7The objects of the policy:
Political relations
Political system and its institutions
Social
groups and individuals included in the political process
* Subjects and
objects of the policy are interchangeable and interdependent concepts
Слайд 8The subject of Political Science
• The third studies:
-political institutions
- political
processes
- political behavior, etc.
* All these components of Political
Science are mainly interested in their present state.
Слайд 9Political Science finds:
Structure
Component parts
Functions
Relationship
Interaction
of political system
Слайд 10Political Science’s functions:
Ideological
(Political Science creates and also expresses the views,
ideas, ideals of certain classes and social groups)
Слайд 11Political Science’s functions:
Methodological
(Methodological function of PS is to develop the
theory and methodology of the study of political phenomena and
processes, development of laws and categories of the science)
Слайд 12Political Science’s functions:
Epistemological (гносеологическая)
(Epistemology – теория познания) Epistemology is a
philosophical science or discipline in which investigates the possibility of
man's knowledge of the world and himself from ignorance to knowledge, the nature of knowledge and in relation to the knowable objects)
Слайд 13Political Science’s functions:
Regulatory (pегулятивная)
(The regulatory function of PS is manifested
in the fact that it helps to regulate the political
process, political relations and management of them)
Слайд 14Political Science’s functions:
Predictive (прогностическая)
(Predictive function of PS involves determining the
immediate and distant prospects of the political development of the
society, the production forecasts, modeling future of political processes and relationships)
Слайд 15Political Science’s functions:
Information
(Information function of PS obtains information about the
nature of political power and its formation, politics and the
political system, the subject of politics, political institutions, etc.)
Слайд 16Goals of PS:
ensuring the integrity and stability of a social
community;
implementation of all relevant social need and claims;
mobilization and
efficiency of public activity;
management and regulation of certain social community;
Слайд 17Goals of PS:
rationalization the conflicts, contradictions and alerts, civilized settles
them;
presentation individual and group interests;
ensuring the experiences and skills
in socially useful activities