What is Politics?

➢One definition of politics is that it is

the process by which groups
representing divergent interests
POLITICS AND and values make collective
POLITICAL decisions (Garner, Ferdinand & Lawson, 2020) .
ANALYSIS
➢ Politics , in the words of the
American political scientist Harold
Lasswell (1936), is about ‘’Who Gets
What, When, How?’’
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 Political Analysis provides an
accessible and engaging yet original
introduction and distinctive
Political contribution, to the analysis of
political structures, institutions,
Analysis ideas and behaviors, and above all,
to the political processes through
which they are constantly made and
remade (Hay, 2002)
 Political Analysts, also known as
Political Scientists or Policy Analysts,
study the development of political
The Political systems, research various political
subjects, including foreign relations,
Analyst policies and ideologies, and collect
and analyze data in order to forecast
and understand political trends
(Betterteam, 2019)
 1. The philosopher-king role
➢ Decision maker and social
ROLES FOR researcher at the same time.
THE 2. The independent philosopher role
POLITICAL ➢ Social researcher decides what to
SCIENTIST IN communicate to the decision maker.
THE PUBLIC 3. Adviser to the king role
SPHERE ➢ Social researcher serves the
decision maker and provides the
requested information

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 1. The sociological perspective
➢ Provides explanation as to
THE RANGE OF what causes continuity and
THE POLITICAL changes or orderliness and
SCIENTIST chaos in the society
CONTRIBUTION
TO POLICY 2. Supportive services
MAKERS ➢ involvement fact finding, social
accounting, and planning

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 3. Social problem analysis
THE RANGE OF ➢ Analyzing the core or real issues beyond
THE POLITICAL the superficial one.
SCIENTIST 4. Social impact assessment
CONTRIBUTION ➢ Analyzing the potential social
consequences of an intended policy.
TO POLICY
5. Evaluation research
MAKERS
➢Evaluating the implementation and the
attainment of the objectives of a policy.