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Political science is an academic discipline and profession devoted to the systematic study of politics and government.

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-'''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.
+'''Political science''' is an academic discipline and profession devoted to the systematic study of [[politics]] and [[government]].
-==History==
+== Origins and development ==
-==Science?==
+== The profession ==
-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.<ref name="UNC Writing in Political Science">[http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/polisci.html Writing In Political Science] University of North Carolina</ref>
-==See also==
+== Controversies ==
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