Politics
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The Politics series
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Consent of the governed
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Political economy
Political history
Political philosophy
Political science
International relations
International relations theory
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Comparative politics
Public administration
Bureaucracy
Street-level bureaucracy
Adhocracy
Separation of powers
Executive
Judiciary
Legislature
Sovereignty
Theories of political behavior
Subseries of Politics
Elections
Electoral systems
Voting
Federalism
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Ideology
Political campaign
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Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. The term is generally applied to behavior within civil governments, but politics has been observed in all human group interactions, including corporate, academic, and religious institutions.
Politics consists of "social relations involving authority or power"[1] and refers to the regulation of a political unit, [2] and to the methods and tactics used to formulate and apply policy.[3]
Political science (also political studies) is the study of political behavior and examines the acquisition and application of power. Related areas of study include political philosophy, which seeks a rationale for politics and an ethic of public behavior, and public administration, which examines the practices of governance.
