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Explore the general ideas of politics and government, including the art of governance, public affairs, compromise, consensus, and power distribution at various social levels. Learn about the production, distribution, and utilization of resources in politics. Discover how politics influences decision-making and resource allocation in different settings, from local communities to the global arena.
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Politic and Government Chanisada Choosuk, Ph.D. Faculty of Environmental Management Prince of Songkla University
What we will learn today? • A study of general ideas of politics and government, • SHARING
Politics Defining politics • Politics as the art of government • Politics as public affairs • Politics as compromise and consensus • Politics as power and the distribution of resources
Politics takes place at every level of social interaction; it can be found within families and amongst small groups of friends just as much as amongst nations and on the global stage.
At its broadest, politics concerns the production, distribution and use of resources in the course of social existence. Politics is, in essence, power: the ability to achieve a desired outcome, through whatever means. This notion was neatly summed up in the title of Harold Lasswell’ s book Politics: Who Gets What, When, How? (1936).
Having just one person to manage and make decisions in a political system can bring both good and bad..why?
Basic Forms of Government Source: slideshare.com
Reference • http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/oorhan/Lecture%202_What%20is%20Politics%20&%20The%20Study%20of%20Politics.pdf