Elements of Political Science

By: Bolfa, Ben

Elements of political science compiled by Ben Bolfa is meant for undergraduate students in Political Science. This edition have been developed to meet global standards. This course guide gives you an overview of the course. It also provides you with relevant information on the organization and requirements of the course. The aims are to help you understand basic principles and concepts in Political Science.

The broad aims will be achieved by:

(i) Introducing you to Political Science, its nature, scope and sub- divisions, as well as the validity or otherwise of the claim of Political Science to the status of a science.
Equip you with basic concepts in Political Science such as power, authority and legitimacy as well as sovereignty, including the important place they occupy in any political discourse, and how their use or mis-use can affect the workings of a political system
(ii) Examining the nature and character of the political systems of major developed countries, the manner they have contributed to relative political stability in these societies and how the knowledge gained from their experience can be applied to the politics of the developing world.
(iii) Exposing you to the knowledge of different forms of governments and ideologies and how they have contributed either to the expansion or denial of human rights or economic opportunities among different strata of the population
(iv) Enabling you to understand how peaceful and orderly political change can be brought about through widely acceptable procedure and agreed mechanism.

At the end of this unit, you should be able to:

- define Political Science as an academic discipline
- categorize the discipline into its different components
- analyze the relationships between the different segments or divisions of the discipline, and how they overlap.t through widely acceptable procedure and agreed mechanism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CJKTR671
• ISBN13: 9798862245226
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"