The Political Sciences: General Principles of Selection in Social Science and History.Hugh Stretton

This study investigates the preachers and their Friday sermons in Lebanon, raising the following questions: What are the profiles of preachers in Lebanon and their academic qualifications? What are the topics evoked in their sermons? In instances where they diagnosis and analyze the political and the social, what kind of arguments are used to persuade their audiences? What kind of contact do they have with the social sciences? It draws on forty-two semi-structured interviews with preachers and content analysis of 210 preachers’ Friday sermons, all conducted between 2012 and 2015 among Sunni and Shia mosques. Drawing from Max Weber’s typology, the analysis of Friday sermons shows that most of the preachers represent both the saint and the traditional, but rarely the scholar. While they are dealing extensively with political and social phenomena, rarely do they have knowledge of social science

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THE CONCEPT OF "HUMAN RIGHTS" IN THE SOCIO-POLITICAL SCIENCES

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSENSUS ◽

10.26739/2181-0788-2020-3-6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 50-59

Author(s):

Farhod Khatamov ◽

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Political Development ◽

The Political ◽

Scientific Article ◽

Historical Evolution ◽

Political Sciences ◽

Special Place ◽

Protection Of Human Rights

This scientific article analyzes the origin of the concept of "human rights", its historical evolution and role in the political development of society. Scientific conclusions were made by summarizing the interpretations of various periods and historical stages. The study also emphasizes that the protection of human rights and freedoms occupies a special place in the development of human civilization

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On Defining Politics and How to Take it into Account

News for Teachers of Political Science ◽

10.1017/s0197901900004207 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 37 ◽

pp. 13-13

Author(s):

Avery Leiserson

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Social Science ◽

Common Ground ◽

Public Affairs ◽

The Political ◽

Political Aspect ◽

Policy Issues ◽

Elective Office ◽

Teachers And Students

This essay addresses the problem of teachers and students who have reached the point of trying to find a common ground for perceiving (seeing) politics. This may occur almost any time during any social science course, but it cannot be assumed to happen automatically the first day of class in government, citizenship, or public affairs. Hopefully, the signal is some variant of the question: “What do we mean by politics, or the political aspect of human affairs?” A parade of definitions — taking controversial positions on public policy issues; running for elective office; who gets what, when and how; and manipulating people—is not a mutually-satisfying answer if it produces the Queen of Hearts’ attitude in students that the word politics means what they choose it to mean and nothing more.

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Central Asia in Context of Afghan Situation

World Economy and International Relations ◽

10.20542/0131-2227-2011-5-3-16 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 3-16

Author(s):

I. Labinskaya

Keyword(s):

Central Asia ◽

The Political ◽

Academic Council ◽

Political Sciences ◽

Central Asian ◽

Central Asian Republics

The session of IMEMO academic council in December 2010 discussed the problems of Central Asia in the context of the Afghan situation. In her keynote report D. Malysheva, doctor of political sciences, pointed at the increased attention to Central Asia by regional and international players. This is explained by the new and extremely worrying situation in neighboring Afghanistan. There is a prospect that NATO will lose the war in Afghanistan and that the coalition troops will be withdrawn from that country. In its turn, this generates a threat of Taliban’s return to power in this country. Thus, we cannot exclude the political upheavals in the Central Asian republics that will inevitably affect Russia's interests. The discussion highlighted Russia’s stable interest to Afghanistan both politically and economically.

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