What is “Political Studies”?
Political Studies is the study of politics, particularly as it concerns citizenship, the state, and interaction with the state. This means that we study government at all levels, from the smallest community to the international community of states, but also important entities that interact with the state, such as transnational corporations, public and special interest groups. Students of politics examine the rights and responsibilities of citizens, their collective interaction with the state, and the public policies that result from their interaction. The discipline of Political Studies is broken down into different subfields, such as international relations, public policy, public administration, political theory, comparative politics, and national government.
Political Studies examines how people organize their collective affairs. Students learn about governance, elections, political parties, public policy, political leadership, lobby groups, the media’s influence on politics, Third World development, political ideas, democracy, Aboriginal governance and globalization.
