Is Politics a science? This is a question that always seems difficult to answer and discuss. Personally, I have been asked this question and even when I feel like I have the answer there is always another opinion from someone else on how they think it’s not a science. It’s a question we always touch in my group and after everyone has given their opinion on this topic, there never still seems to be a good legitimate answer. Politics is always grouped and said to be part of the social sciences, but should it really be classified as a social science or even a science? Politics is a controversial field itself; it also seems to have a flaw in it. From the way it’s been run by the people elected into power, to other different aspects of it. Political Science is a science but also a very different kind of science
Politics is the activity that influences the policies and actions of a government, and also keeping and getting power in a government. Politics is widely regarded as part of science, or as a science itself. Politics is usually referred to as “Political Science”, which is still the same idea, Political Science is also the study of people, and why people act the way do, it’s the study of how a person’s deep philosophical beliefs affects his/her political beliefs and actions. It is a science because it observes, and experiments the government systems, it also measures the political life of the people occupying a certain country or nation. The methods applied in science e.g. observation, measurement, explanation etc. these methods are also applied in political science, that is mainly why political science is considered a science.
Social science is part of a series of science; it is the study of humans, their society, and their social status and relationships. It consists of various methods; areas and disciplines, political science is a big part of social sciences because it also focuses on some of the same issues. Some of the other well-known areas of social sciences include - Sociology, psychology, History, anthropology, economics, geography, and also political science. Political science seems to fit in social sciences because it represents the same interpretation of some of the other areas involved in social sciences. For example, political science and psychology are closely related fields not just because they are both part of social sciences. Psychologists always try to research and explain issues and outcome of political behavior by using basic theories used in psychology. They develop new theories that show or predict psychological explanations of political situation. It brings together accomplishments in psychology and political science, and it also clarifies their connections from the point of view of both fields. This relationship provides a good clarification of social relations and it also helps people to see why political events evolve in a particular way. Another good example would be sociology; political science and sociology are also closely related they would be really pointless without each other. Although sociology is an aspect that focuses on man’s entire social life and tries to find the facts and laws of life. Political science is more focused on the political life of a man, which is another part of his life. Sociology is also focused on the science of the society, while political science is focused on the state and government. So political science is a part of sociology, which deals with the concepts of organization and government of human society. Which shows that political science comes from the field of sociology, but sociology is also based on politics because state and governments make laws for the well being of the society; the government also tries to get rid of social issues like poverty, job loss and so many more from the society. Sociology also supplies material to political science, which is the political life of the people.
History is also another part of the social science and also sort of related to political science, because it’s the study of things that has already happened in the past. It relates to humans and things they did in the past, which also sets the path for the future of a government. They both relate because they deal with human issues. Political science fits in with all of the fields that make up the social sciences. Its relationship in Law is really simple, for a government or political system to be stable there must be a law in the state to keep it civilized. In a government, law clarifies political systems and powers. Then we have economics, its relation with politics is also really simple. Politics is connected with the economy because politicians are the individuals who control how the economy should be handled, from making decisions on tax and how much to tax. Also actions that should be taken in case of a recession, and the decision of a voter are at times based on the economy.
I believe political science fits in the social sciences, because they are all in a way related and connected to each other. They all have a way they support and benefit each other, and also need each other in a lot of aspects. They depend on each other, because they cant really be explained without the other. You need psychology in political science and you need political science in psychology to explain and discuss issues and experiments. That applies to other fields in social sciences; they all help each other in a way. Which is exactly why they are analyzed together in a group, political science really wouldn’t be explainable if it weren’t classified as a social science mainly because it wouldn’t be related to anything in the group. Basically, one of main reasons it is called political science is the fact that it studies politics, and also scientific, although it is grouped as a social science and completely related with all other fields in social science and does need them at times to be explained and discussed. But politics could also be studied separated from all those same fields it’s related to, because it’s also a discipline and advances the cause of democracy.
In conclusion, the science of politics basically explains that it’s not about the real world, but just about the features of the world that can be studied by methods that are scientific.

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