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political science

vr.tr.political-science · INF.KNW

Let an agent handle political science as a discipline by subfield, methods and evidence, neutrally and without partisanship.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle political science as a discipline by subfield, methods and evidence, neutrally and without partisanship.

The social science that studies politics, government, power, public policy, political behaviour and international relations, using theoretical, comparative and empirical methods.

What it is for: Understanding how power, institutions and policy work.

It can be study institutions and behaviour; analyse elections and public opinion; evaluate policies; teach and publish.

Distinguishing features

Studies politics systematically

Qualitative and quantitative methods

Subfields including international relations

Distinct from political advocacy

What it looks like

Research, datasets, surveys and publications.

How it is recognised

Subfields such as comparative politics

Methods such as surveys and case studies

Conferences and journals

Related models

is a kind of - discipline

social science

studies - objects

government, state, election

is related to - fields

economics and sociology

includes - subfield

policy studies

In practice

Families and kinds

comparative politics

international relations

political theory

public policy and administration

political behaviour

Standards and regulation

Research ethics review

Professional association codes such as APSA

Failure modes and hazards

Partisan framing

Overinterpreting polls

Ignoring methodological limits

Also called

international scientific conferencesustainability studiesaccess to justice studiesSystems theory in political sciencepolicy studiessocial and political sciencesfeminist political theorypublic administration theorynon-meritocratic environmenthistory of political thoughtkremlinologypolitical ethnographyterrorism studiesrevolutionologytransportation safety administrationhistory of social democracyhistory of democratic socialismhistory of peacehistory of Wahhabismhistory of liberalismmajor non-NATO allyPekingologyPutinologyNew Zealand political studiespolitical theory and political philosophycomparative government and politicsdefense studiespresidential studieswar studieselectoral researchpsephologypolitical studies of Platoirenologypolitical science of religionRegensic scienceinternational relationstheory of the statemultiple streams frameworkscience of public administrationcomparative politics

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Subfield Which area.

Subfields differ.

Area

Comparative, IR.

Area

Subfield.

  1. Which subfield of political science is meant? definition
  2. What does it study? definition

Methods

Qualitative and quantitative.

Methods

Methods.

  1. Which methods are used? definition
  2. What are their limits? boundary
Evidence Data.

Claims need evidence.

Data

Datasets.

Data

Datasets.

  1. Which datasets support the claim? provenance
  2. How were they collected? provenance

Polls

Public opinion.

Polls

Polls.

  1. What does the poll show, with what margin of error? measurement
  2. Who ran it? provenance
Neutrality Balance.

Analysis must be non-partisan.

Balance

Perspectives.

Balance

Balanced account.

  1. Are competing interpretations presented fairly? boundary
  2. Are claims attributed? boundary

Advocacy

Separation.

Advocacy

Separation from advocacy.

  1. Is analysis kept separate from advocacy? boundary
  2. Are funders disclosed? provenance
Application Policy.

Research informs policy.

Policy

Evaluation.

Policy

Policy evaluation.

  1. What does research say about this policy? provenance
  2. How strong is the evidence? measurement

Teaching

Education.

Teaching

Teaching.

  1. How is political science taught? definition
  2. Which introductory texts are standard? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should subfields be separate entries?
  • How should datasets be linked?
  • How should neutrality be recorded?
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