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== Origins and development == | == Origins and development == | ||
While the study of politics might be traced back to ancient times, the university discipline and profession of political science are relatively young. | |||
In the United States, the first professor of political science was appointed in 1857 at [[Columbia University]], where the first political science department was established more than two decades later, in 1880. | |||
=== the behavioral revolution === | |||
== The profession == | == The profession == | ||
Revision as of 16:58, 19 April 2009
Political science is an academic discipline and profession devoted to the systematic study of politics and government.
Origins and development
While the study of politics might be traced back to ancient times, the university discipline and profession of political science are relatively young.
In the United States, the first professor of political science was appointed in 1857 at Columbia University, where the first political science department was established more than two decades later, in 1880.