Political Science

(i) Political science and politics are different in language and logic or methods of reasoning and conclusion. Accurate and systematic thinking is necessary for Political Science, while skillful use of language is an indispensable aid to the politician, the practitioner of politics.

(ii) While Political Science, as a principle and theory of politics, remains the same all over the world, politics, as signifying practical struggles for power and authority of the State, vary from country to country] and from age to age. In some countries and in certain ages, they weir mainly concerned with religious quarrels and domination, as it was in British India; and now is in Pakistan, Bharat or Iran. In others they an mainly concerned with economic problems of poverty or progress, as is the case in many of the world today. Moreover, the politics in a kingdom ii different from that of a republic, and of a dictatorship from that of democracy. For instance, the politics of the monarchical Saudi Arabia Jordan is different from that of republican Egypt or Syria, or the politics the theoretical Iran is different from that of the secularist Iraq. Even within country, the politics of one political party is different from that of the other e.g. of the PPP is different from that of the Pakistan Muslim League.

(iii) By politics is meant something more than mere party politic It also means the birth and growth of ideas, the formulation and expression of ‘public opinion, the formulation of policy, or programmed for action, organization and technique of party programmed, electoral procedure undertaking election campaigns, die debates and disputes in the legislate’ assemblies, the making of the law and the formation of government politic In short, politics is the entire range of activities and process by means which political ideas are crystallized into government policies translated into laws. In this respect, Political Science can play 01 supportive role, that is, proposing ideas, theories and guidelines for politic action, provided the politics of a country is structured thus, as it is in democratic set-up. In autocratic, dictatorial and monarchical States, Politic Science would have little or no influence at all.

(iv) Politics denotes mainly the art of making or unmaking of I government. It is a struggle for power or the control of the Government. such, it means the plans and programmers of political parties personalities and their dealings with each other and with the people, voters. Political Science, on the contrary, means the science of the State, j political system, derived by logical reasoning, observation, assimilation and conclusion.

(v) Lastly, those who deal with politics are called politician political leaders or Statesmen, while those who study Political Science i known as political scientists or thinkers. A politician is one who | concerned with the day-to-day affairs of the government of his country.

 

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