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Political science is the study of political values, institutions, processes, and policies. It focuses on the system of governance by which societies set their public priorities and policies and on how government touches the individual. Political science deals with basic questions about power, authority, social values, and political manipulation-the ways that societies determine their collective priorities and attempt to bring them into being. This paper is an introduction to political science, the study of politics. Politics is about power -- Who has it? Who doesn't? Why? How is it is acquired and exercised? When and where does it occur? How does it change? Why is there such popular disdain for politicians and, 'politics'? Is it merited? What comes to mind when you think of 'politics'? In other words, we will examine the ideas, institutions, identities and interests that influence and structure politics around the world, from the local to the global, from everyday life, to legislatures and courtrooms, to international institutions. Adapted from the source document.

Recent years have seen a tremendous surge of public interest in partisan gerrymandering, including robust reform efforts and multiple high-profile court cases. Political scientists have played an important role in this debate, reaching an unusually high level of public engagement. Yet this public-facing period has to some extent obscured promising avenues for future research within the discipline. I review the history of political science and redistricting and describe how research on this topic has been shaped by the newfound interest. The goals of the law differ from those of political science, so research that focuses squarely on the former often misses opportunities to advance the latter. I lay out the contours of this difference and then suggest reframing the existing metrics of partisan gerrymandering to make them useful for more traditionally scientific questions. Finally, I offer some ideas about what those future questions might look like when reframed in this way.

BENEFITS RESULTING FROM POLITICAL SCIENCE FIELDWORK: DEVELOPING GOOD CO-WORKER RELATIONSHIPS, INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, CONFIDENCE IN ONE'S ABLITIES, THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE, & CAREER PREFERENCES. THOSE RECIEVING HIGHER LEVELS OF VARIOUS BENEFITS FOUND TO BE STUDENTS WHO SPENT MORE TIME ON THEIR STUDIES, HAD SPECIFIC GOALS FOR THE FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE HAD HIGHER LEVELS OF POLITICAL INTEREST & EXPERIENCE.

This lecture was presented at the University of Sheffield on October
22, 2008, inaugurating the Graduate School of Politics; and at
Oxford University on October 16, 2008. I have retained the lecture
style for this publication, only making minor changes and additions
in the text.

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