political economy‚ branch of social science that studies the relationships between individuals and society and between markets and the state‚ using a diverse set of tools and methods drawn largely from economics‚ political science‚ and sociology. The term political economy is derived from the Greek polis‚ meaning “city” or “state‚” and oikonomos‚ meaning “one who manages a household or estate.” Political economy thus can be understood as the study of how a country—the public’s household—is managed
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Political Reform and Elite Persistence: Term Limits and Political Dynasties in the Philippines∗ Pablo Querubin Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies October‚ 2011 Abstract Research in political economy emphasizes the tendency of elites to persist and reproduce their power over time‚ potentially undermining the effectiveness of institutional reforms. One particular form of elite persistence is illustrated by the existence of political dynasties. A natural question is whether
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to another‚ the other changed his mind and do the same. Party- switching had been a common scenario in the Philippine politics. Its occurrence is usually at election times or at times when there is a need to resolve a certain conflict involving a political issue or question and during times of revolutions and People Power. True enough the party system of the country seems to resemble chameleons of politicians going from one party to another. On several occasions when there is a need of choosing a stand
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Handbook of Political Science‚ Abakaliki: Department of Political Science‚ Ebonyi State University‚ 2009. CHAPTER 2 The Study of Politics: Logic‚ Approaches and Methods Nkwachukwu Orji Introduction The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the methodological issues relating to the study of politics. The chapter will examine the logic‚ approaches and methods that underpin the study of politics. It will explain the relationship between logic‚ approaches and methods in political science
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India – Policical and Legal analysis -Political ideology – A Federal Westminster-style Parliamentary democratic constitutional republic‚ in which the President of India is head of state and the Prime Minister of India is the head of government. -Role of Politics The structure of the Indian government is a blend of American and British styles that allow the government to run smoothly. India has both a prime minister and a president. There are two houses in the legislature called the Lak Sabha
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abuses its political powers by manipulating and controlling the citizens. Many experts have criticized the novel by providing their stance on the novel and how it relates to other historical focal points that have similarities to the totalitarian society established in 1984. Main characters Winston and Julia seem to be the only ones in Oceania who are aware of the corrupt government while other citizens are blind. In 1984‚ Oceania is centered around a totalitarian regime‚ where the political system is
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MEANING OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Defined as the study of the state in all its elements‚ aspects and relationships e.g. government and its organs‚ institutions through which the state functions. Is also a systematic analysis to discover not only about the state but as well as political attitudes‚ controversial issues concerning state operation‚ powers and functions Greek The word politics has its origins in Ancient Greece. All of the cities in Ancient Greece‚ such as Athens‚ Sparta‚ and Corinth
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to the Verdonk’s definition discourse is “process of activation of a text by relating it to a context of use” (Verdonk 2002: 18). It follows that a successful analysis has to consider not only the text but its context as well. The terms text and context will be explained later. As Potter and Wetherell say that Discourse and discourse analysis is a field in which it is perfectly possible to have two books [on the matter ] with no overlap in content at all (Potter & Wetherell ‚ 987:6). However ‚ discourse
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A political system is an aspect of the social system‚ and political activity and study is a special category of social activity and study. The boundary of politics is often not clear‚ so that‚ for example‚ actions of trades union leaders may sometimes be induded in politics and sometimes not. The same is true of activities in areas more often thought of as economic‚ cultural and so on. For the purpose of analysis‚ the political system may be separated from economic and other systems but in practice
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Question 1: Is there a relationship between open markets and political freedom? I think that the there is a relationship between open markets and political freedom. Open markets are defined as an unrestricted market with free access by and competition of buyers and sellers. This is a competitive market and need people to participate in this market. According to the Commanding of Heights notes‚ Milton Friedman was asked why are free markets and freedom inseparable. His first response to that question
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