political science and politics

Political ScienceJuvie Ann P. GabrielesTeacher, Tingloy Senior High School

•What is Political Science?

Politics as Science

• Politics is not only an art as to what concerns the state.• It is also scientific because it is

possible to acquire objectives and knowledge about political reality and the complicated world about it by characterizing facts from values.

Political Science

•Jean Bodin, a French Philosopher was known to coin the term political science.

Political Science

•Political science is the marriage of power and knowledge.

Political Science

• It is a systematic study of a state and its government, with the relationship of men in the community, with the relationship of men and groups to the state itself, and the relationship of state to other sovereign states abroad.

Political Science

•Therefore is the study of state, government and politics.

RELATIONSHIP AND DIFFERENCE OF POLITICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

Political Science and Politics

•Traditionally, Political science studies state and government while Politics stands for current problems and issues being faced by the government.

Political Science and Politics

• Pollock suggest that Theoretical Politics (Political Science) is described as the theory of state and government while Applied Politics (Politics) as the practice of the state and government.

Difference of Politics and Political Science

• Politics means the issues, problems and political activities. While Political Science is a social science that deals with the studies of State and Government.

Difference of Politics and Political Science

• Politics is concerned with the day to day activities of the government while Political Science seeks to study the origin, nature, and functions of the state, government and all its organ.

Difference of Politics and Political Science

•Politics differs from state to state and within a state from time to time while the principle of Political science is universal.

Difference of Politics and Political Science

•Each one of us is involved in politics either directly or indirectly while Political Science is studied only by the students of this social discipline.

Modern View: No Difference

•Political science is the study of politics, hence can be called politics.

Modern View: No Difference

•It means the study of all political relations and interactions.

What is your stand?

• In a short skit or dialogue, show your stand about the relationship of Politics and Governance.

•What is the connection of Politics and Political Science?