General description
Inputs:
Political science is considered one of the newest social sciences. Concepts and issues it tackles are still controversial amongst thinkers and politicians. This is due to the modernity of this science, the overlapping political phenomena-forming data, and because thinkers belong to various schools of thought.
Political science is important because policy is now occupying a distinct position in our modern world. It includes diverse fields of human activities, dominates peoples lives and subjects them to social duties. That is to say, we live in the era of the political phenomenon in its widest form.
Outputs:
• To be aware of the essence of political science and the issues it tackles
• The student would identify the purpose of political science
• To distinguish the theoretical and practical frameworks for political command movements
• To identify the most prominent political schools and theories
• To understand the liberalism school
• To understand the socialism school
• To understand the comprehensive school
• To be aware of the importance of methodology or approach in scientific research
• To identify the means of scientific research
• To identify the purposes of scientific researche
• To be aware of the components of the state
• To understand the main authorities in modern state and their mechanism of work
• To differentiate types of states and political systems
• To get to know the reasons of political conflict
• To be aware of the active powers: like political parties, unions and the military institution.
• The state, its components, and main authorities. Types of states, political systems, powers and groups
• The Syrian political experience: a historical background of Syrian political experience
• To identify the aspects and features of Syrian political life after the correctionist movement.
• To be aware of the Syrian political scene after the year 2000
Topics:
• The development of the political science and its relation to other sciences
• The development of the political phenomenon along time.
• Political theories and schools
• Approaches and methodologies of scientific research in politics
• The state, its main authorities and components
• Types of states and political regimes
• Political powers and groups
• Syrian political experience