15 Questions
What are the three sub-disciplines of modern political science?
Comparative politics, international relations, and political theory
Which fields are considered as clear set of antecedents for the modern discipline of political science?
Moral philosophy, political economy, political theology, history
When did contemporary political science start to take shape as a distinct field?
Latter half of the 19th century
What are the main aspects dealt with in political science?
Systems of governance, power, political activities, political behavior
Which branch of modern political science deals with the study of political activities in different countries?
Comparative politics
What was it uncommon for in the late 19th century with regard to political science?
Political science to be considered a distinct field from history
What marked the advent of political science as a university discipline?
The creation of university departments and chairs with the title of political science
Which association was founded in an effort to distinguish the study of politics from economics and other social phenomena?
The American Political Science Association
Who defined political science as 'the science of the state' in the inaugural issue of Political Science Quarterly?
Munroe Smith
Which initiative led to the founding of the International Political Science Association in 1949?
UNESCO initiative to promote political science
What characterized early behavioral political science?
A focus on studying political behavior
When were the American Political Science Association and the American Political Science Review founded?
In 1903 and 1906 respectively
What revolution characterized the 1950s and 1960s in the discipline of political science?
The behavioral revolution
What techniques aimed at generating a more analytical corpus of knowledge in the discipline were used in the late 1960s and early 1970s?
Deductive, game-theoretic formal modelling techniques
As part of a UNESCO initiative to promote political science in the late 1940s, what was founded in addition to the International Political Science Association?
National associations in France, Britain, and West Germany
Test your knowledge of the fundamentals of political science, including systems of governance, power, political activities, behavior, and associated constitutions and laws. Explore the origins and evolution of political science as a social science discipline.
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