Sub: Political Science chapter1 THE INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE lecturer: Mohamed Muse Matan ( MMMATAN ) Master degree candidate of (MDIR) Sub: Political Science chapter1 THE INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE lecturer: Mohamed Muse Matan ( MMMATAN ) Master degree candidate of (MDIR)

The objectives of the lesson After this lecture, the students will be able to: Define political science Find out the founders of the political science Understand the basics of the political science Recognize The views of politics Find out the subjects related to political science. After this lecture, the students will be able to: Define political science Find out the founders of the political science Understand the basics of the political science Recognize The views of politics Find out the subjects related to political science.

Introduction You have been hearing politics and politician, so what do they look like? Do you involve politics? Why? Why not? Do you to be involved in politics? Have you ever voted to elect government officials? Is there any one in this class who wants to be president, prime minister, minister or governor? You have been hearing politics and politician, so what do they look like? Do you involve politics? Why? Why not? Do you to be involved in politics? Have you ever voted to elect government officials? Is there any one in this class who wants to be president, prime minister, minister or governor?

What is Politics? Politics refers to the nature, distribution and dynamics of private and public forms of power. Who has the power? Where it originates? Who wants it? What they will do to acquire it? Politics refers to the nature, distribution and dynamics of private and public forms of power. Who has the power? Where it originates? Who wants it? What they will do to acquire it?

Cont,, Politics is the study of “who gets what.” The objects of the economic system determines who gets what in country with free market. Everything is political, studying politics means studying nearly everything. Heywood‘s definition: ―Politics, in its broadest sense, is the activity through which people make, preserve, and amend the general rules under which they live. ‖ Politics is the study of “who gets what.” The objects of the economic system determines who gets what in country with free market. Everything is political, studying politics means studying nearly everything. Heywood‘s definition: ―Politics, in its broadest sense, is the activity through which people make, preserve, and amend the general rules under which they live. ‖

View of Politics Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them. Paul Valery The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other. The one that's out always looks the best. Will Rogers. A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country. Texas Guinan Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them. Paul Valery The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other. The one that's out always looks the best. Will Rogers. A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country. Texas Guinan

cont A politician is a person skilled in the art of compromise. Usually an elected official who has compromised to get nominated, compromised to get elected, and compromised repeatedly to stay in office. Dick Gregory. We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate. Frank M. Hubbard You can lead a man to Congress, but you can't make him think. Milton Berle. Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance (similar ) to the first. Ronald Reagan A politician is a person skilled in the art of compromise. Usually an elected official who has compromised to get nominated, compromised to get elected, and compromised repeatedly to stay in office. Dick Gregory. We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate. Frank M. Hubbard You can lead a man to Congress, but you can't make him think. Milton Berle. Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance (similar ) to the first. Ronald Reagan

Cont,, Discipline a field of study, often represented by an academic department. Aristotle, the founder of the discipline, called politics “the master science” he means that everything happens in political context. Biologically Aristotle said “man is by natural a political animal” Aristotle used words were zoom politikon, which means, we are political animal or social animal. The Greeks lived in city-state in which the polis was the same as society. Discipline a field of study, often represented by an academic department. Aristotle, the founder of the discipline, called politics “the master science” he means that everything happens in political context. Biologically Aristotle said “man is by natural a political animal” Aristotle used words were zoom politikon, which means, we are political animal or social animal. The Greeks lived in city-state in which the polis was the same as society.

Aristotle In Politics, Aristotle declared that ―man is by nature a political animal, ‖ by which he meant that it is only within a political community that human beings can live ‗the good life‘. From this viewpoint, then, politics is an ethical activity concerned with creating a ―just society. ‖ It is what Aristotle called the ―master science. ‖

Interdisciplinary majors Political science has relation to may other disciplines: History Human geography Economics Sociology Anthropology Psychology international relations

Political power political science focus on power: A gets B to do what A wants. political power is the ability of one person to get another to do something. POWER: is a form of relation between actors, the institutions or people, in economic, political and social spheres, and involves a real or perceived ability to change or influence activity, behavior and preferences. Power in modern state involves making and enforcing laws, making policies political science focus on power: A gets B to do what A wants. political power is the ability of one person to get another to do something. POWER: is a form of relation between actors, the institutions or people, in economic, political and social spheres, and involves a real or perceived ability to change or influence activity, behavior and preferences. Power in modern state involves making and enforcing laws, making policies

Cont,, politics concerns the production, distribution and use of resources in the course of social existence. Politics is power: the ability to achieve a desired outcome, through whatever means. From this perspective, politics is about diversity and conflict, but the essential ingredient is the existence of scarcity: the simple fact that, while human needs and desires are infinite, the resources available to satisfy them are always limited. Politics can therefore be seen as a struggle over scarce resources, and power can be seen as the means through which this struggle is conducted. politics concerns the production, distribution and use of resources in the course of social existence. Politics is power: the ability to achieve a desired outcome, through whatever means. From this perspective, politics is about diversity and conflict, but the essential ingredient is the existence of scarcity: the simple fact that, while human needs and desires are infinite, the resources available to satisfy them are always limited. Politics can therefore be seen as a struggle over scarce resources, and power can be seen as the means through which this struggle is conducted.

The basics of political science Legitimacy, sovereignty authority are basic to political science. Legitimacy - mass feeling that the government’s rule is rightful and should be obeyed. Sovereignty – a national government being boss on it’s own law in that country. Authority – political leaders’ ability to command respect and exercise power. It is also psychological ability of leaders to get others obeyed. Legitimacy, sovereignty authority are basic to political science. Legitimacy - mass feeling that the government’s rule is rightful and should be obeyed. Sovereignty – a national government being boss on it’s own law in that country. Authority – political leaders’ ability to command respect and exercise power. It is also psychological ability of leaders to get others obeyed.