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From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

Political science concerns itself with the study of politics. As an academic and research discipline, it deals with the theory and practice of political systems and political behavior.

Contents 1 History 2 Science? 3 See also 4 References

History

Science?

Although political scientists are prone to debate and disagreement, the majority view the discipline as a genuine science. As a result, political scientists generally strive to emulate the objectivity as well as the conceptual and methodological rigor typically associated with the so-called "hard" sciences (e.g., biology, chemistry, and physics). Thus, in contrast to scholars in such fields as literature, art history or classics, political scientists avoid the use of impressionistic or metaphorical language, or language which appeals primarily to our senses, emotions, or moral beliefs. Political theory is an important exception to this empirical approach.^[1]

See also

References

1. ↑ Writing In Political Science University of North Carolina