Political science

Political science

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

Contributors in Political Science

Political science

Term coined, and theory developed by Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations (1776). A country has am absolute advantage if its output per unit of input for a good or service produced is higher then any ...

absolute liability

Politics; Political Science

Where an individual may be held liable for a breech of the law without the requirement that criminal intent (mens rea) be proven by the prosecution. Usually the illegal action will be one that is ...

absolute poverty

Politics; Political Science

When a section of a population can barely maintain a minimal living standard and can only meet a bare subsistence level of shelter, food, health care, and clothing. There are many different ...

absolutism

Politics; Political Science

Political system in which total power is vested in a single individual or a group of rulers. Originally a Catholic theological conceptualization of God's absolute power to decide over our salvation. ...

abstention

Politics; Political Science

Refrain from voting either for or against a motion. Members are not obliged to vote and the records of the House take no official notice of an abstention; a list of paired Members is appended if ...

abstract motion

Politics; Political Science

A motion which merely recommends an expenditure, imposition or action. As it expresses only an opinion or desire, such a motion does not bind the House or the Government to any course of action.

academic freedom

Politics; Political Science

The right of a professor at a university to pursue his research and publish his findings, whether popular or controversial, without political or any other kind of pressure being put on him or her.