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Political science

The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.

Contributors in Political Science

Political science

Non-Aligned Movement

Politics; Political Science

An organization of 118 different countries (as of 2010) whose members do not belong to any military alliance (such as NATO). The movement was founded in 1961 by Prime Minister Nehru of India, and ...

nonconformist

Politics; Political Science

A person who does not act in accordance with established beliefs or practices, especially in connection with an established church.

non-intervention

Politics; Political Science

The principle that a nation should not interfere in the internal affairs of another during peacetime. The principle is often little adhered to, especially in regions which a great power regards as ...

nonpartisan

Politics; Political Science

Not affiliated with any political party.

nonviolence

Politics; Political Science

The policy of pursuing political goals through peaceful protests involving large numbers of people. Nonviolence as a weapon of protest has been advocated by the great Russian writer, Leo Tolstoy, and ...

normalization

Politics; Political Science

Return to a standard state or condition. In political speech it refers to when a state brings its relations with another state back to normal after a period of rupture, as when the U.S. decided to ...

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Politics; Political Science

A military alliance signed in 1949 by 16 countries: Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, West Germany, Luxembourg, United ...

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