Political science

Political science

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

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constitutional patriotism

Politics; Political Science

An idea credited to Jurgen Habermas in his attempt to create a form of collective identification for a postnational Germany, and Europe. The idea comes from the decline of nations within Europe. ...

nuclear umbrella

Politics; Political Science

The guarantee by a nuclear state that they will defend a non-nuclear state. Most commonly used for security alliances made by the United States with various countries such as Japan, South Korea, ...

All matter that are not vital to state survival. In today's international relations, high politics are matters vital to national security, while low politics cover all domestic issues not related to ...

poll aggregator

Politics; Political Science

A poll aggregator is someone who uses current election poll results and knowledge of past trends to predict the outcome of major elections.

yellow socialism

Politics; Political Science

Contrasts with Marxist, red socialism. Yellow socialism's philosophy entailed workers striving to be part of the capitalist system by forming unions that were equal with groups of companies. Under ...

print capitalism

Politics; Political Science

A theory which underlies Benedict Anderson's concept of a nation as a group formed from an imagined community. The theory states that the printing press led to the emergence of common language. The ...

imagined communities

Politics; Political Science

A term coined by Benedict Anderson. It is different than an actual community in that it is not based on daily face-to-face interaction. The idea is a key point in Anderson's definition of a nation ...