Political Science Functions

Political science, also called political science or the science of politics, has been taught in Russia since 1755, when the Department of Politics was established at Moscow University on the initiative of Mikhail Vasilievich Lomonosov. This scientific knowledge has its own functions, taught in the first year of study. But in order to understand what they are, it is necessary to find out the subject of study of political science.

What does political science study?

As the name of this science implies, the main subject of study in it is the political power itself, as well as its derivatives. For example, the features of the legal system existing in a particular political environment, the degree of its legitimacy, as well as an explanation of various mechanisms from the point of view of the structure of government.

Thus, the object of study of political science is closely "in contact" with other disciplines - philosophy, sociology, law and others. Political science can also combine at one time one or more aspects of other disciplines.

In the strict sense of the word, students studying in a political science course study interdisciplinary science, which includes various trends and laws of the existence and development of the political life of a particular country, the activities of political power and its political interests.

The whole sphere of interests of political science, therefore, is divided into three large blocks: philosophical or theoretical, the culture of politics and the real political process, also called political behavior.