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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?==
While the study of politics might be traced back to ancient times, the university discipline and profession of political science are relatively young.
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==
In the United States, the first professor of political science, [[Francis Lieber]], 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 "new" institutionalisms ===
 
=== The Perestroika movement ===
 
== Professional associations ==
The [[American Political Science Association]], which was established in 1903, is the largest professional association of political scientists.
 
== Controversies ==


==References==
==References==
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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, Francis Lieber, 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 "new" institutionalisms

The Perestroika movement

Professional associations

The American Political Science Association, which was established in 1903, is the largest professional association of political scientists.

Controversies

References

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