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Hello! I am Abdul-Rahoof Bello and today we’ll be discussing some definitions of Political Science as an academic discipline. We will discuss definitions of some scholars and attempt to summarize their views into one.
We will also be looking at some of the basic assumptions in Political Science as well as the sub-divisions of Political Science.
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At the end of this lecture, it is expected that you would be able to;
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Define Political Science as an academic discipline, categorize the discipline into its different components and analyze the different segments of Political Science and how they overlap.
