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Introduction. Introduction. Politology. The Politology. The

principal notions of principal notions of sciencescience..

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1. Introduction. Politics and 1. Introduction. Politics and modern society.modern society.

2. Politology. The main tasks 2. Politology. The main tasks and objectives.and objectives.

3. Subject, structure, functions 3. Subject, structure, functions of politology.of politology.

4. Methods of politology.4. Methods of politology.

PolitologyPolitology► Political science Political science

(politology)(politology) – a theory about – a theory about power and political governing; power and political governing; about political relationship, about political relationship, process, systems development: process, systems development: about political cognition, about about political cognition, about human behaviour and activity. human behaviour and activity.

PoliticsPolitics

►PoliticsPolitics is the is the process by which process by which groups make decisionsgroups make decisions

The basic subjects of The basic subjects of politics:politics:

►- larger and smaller social - larger and smaller social (ethnic) groups(ethnic) groups

► - political organizations and - political organizations and movements movements

► - political leaders- political leaders

Basic tasks of the politology Basic tasks of the politology are the following:are the following:

►– – to provide knowledge in the sphere to provide knowledge in the sphere of political science and its of political science and its methodology;methodology;

►– – to help students to adopt the values to help students to adopt the values and democratic practice of the world and democratic practice of the world political experience, the problems political experience, the problems of actualization of this practice;of actualization of this practice;– to give knowledge of political – to give knowledge of political mechanisms in solving social problems mechanisms in solving social problems on the basis of constitutional and on the basis of constitutional and democratic principles;democratic principles;

►– – to formulate the theoretical to formulate the theoretical backgrounds of political cognition and backgrounds of political cognition and culture on the basis of human values;culture on the basis of human values;– to develop the research way of thinking, – to develop the research way of thinking, politological analysis skills, prognostic politological analysis skills, prognostic skills, to facilitate students’ skills, to facilitate students’ argumentation in round – table argumentation in round – table discussions, workshops, etc.;discussions, workshops, etc.;

►– – to direct students within democratic to direct students within democratic convictions for them to acquire the convictions for them to acquire the independent political behaviour in the independent political behaviour in the framework of democratic options;framework of democratic options;– to teach students to evaluate – to teach students to evaluate democratic institutions activity.democratic institutions activity.

The basic subjects of The basic subjects of politics:politics:

►- larger and smaller social (ethnic) - larger and smaller social (ethnic) groupsgroups

► - political organizations and - political organizations and movements movements

► - political leaders- political leaders

The types and sub-types of The types and sub-types of politics:politics:

►ForeignForeign►domestic domestic ►youthyouth►scientificscientific►ecologicalecological►socialsocial►educational, etc.educational, etc.

Functions of politicsFunctions of politics

►Work for stability in society, for Work for stability in society, for well-being of citizens, for human well-being of citizens, for human rights protection; dealing with rights protection; dealing with development strategy, material development strategy, material wealth distribution, conflicts wealth distribution, conflicts settling, constituting the social settling, constituting the social objects, etcobjects, etc

Basic disciplines in political Basic disciplines in political science:science:

►Political philosophy, Political philosophy, ►political theory, political theory, ►comparative politology,comparative politology,► the history of political schools,the history of political schools,► political history, political history,

►political sociology and political political sociology and political psychology,psychology,

► the theory and the history of political the theory and the history of political institutions,institutions,

► political process, political analyses, political process, political analyses, political management, political management,

►world politics and international world politics and international relationship,relationship,

► theoretical and applied politology.theoretical and applied politology.

Methods of investigation of Methods of investigation of politicspolitics::

►LogicLogic►empiricempiric►sociological,sociological,►psychological,psychological,►civilizationalcivilizational►institutionalinstitutional►comparativecomparative►historical, etc. historical, etc.