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politics

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Politics is an activity and a form of group behavior. It is studied by the academic disciplines of political science, political sociology, and political history. The subject includes public policy as a component, though it is distinct from policy itself. It is practiced by politicians and citizens.

The topic is covered by the Portal:Politics and the Category:Politics on Wikimedia platforms. It appears in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and is listed among vital articles. The field encompasses political history and music and politics. A dedicated Stack Exchange site exists for discussion.

In academic literature, the term politics is associated with a count of 149,102 entries in PubMed. It is referenced by 6,075 other encyclopedia articles.

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Research

149,102 papers

How and why nurses became involved in politics or political action, and the outcomes or impacts of this involvement.Nursing outlook · 2022Wilson DM, Underwood L, Kim S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2021.07.008
Aging Heads of State: The Politics of Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders.ReviewDementia and geriatric cognitive disorders · 2020Förstl HDOI: 10.1159/000508660
Analysing power and politics in health policies and systems.Global public health · 2019Gore R, Parker RDOI: 10.1080/17441692.2019.1575446
Politics and personal pursuits: the experience of mothers of children with severe disabilities.ReviewJournal of health and human services administration · 1995Wickham-Searl P
The discriminatory politics of knowledge production.Globalization and health · 2025Abo-Rass F, Bump JBDOI: 10.1186/s12992-025-01173-w
Mastering the art of politics.ReviewThe Pennsylvania nurse · 2008Dailey MA
Political Bioethics.The Journal of medicine and philosophy · 2022Gregg BDOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhac008
Politics is making us sick: The negative impact of political engagement on public health during the Trump administration.PloS one · 2022Smith KBDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262022

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Encyclopedic overview

44 sections

Contents

Etymology
Definitions
Approaches
Extensive and limited
Moralism and realism
Conflict and co-operation
History
Prehistoric
Early states
State formation
Ancient history
Modern states
Globalization
Political science
Political system
Forms of government
Source of power
Vertical integration
State
Constitutions
Political culture
Political dysfunction
Political corruption
Proxy politics
Insincere politics
Levels of politics
Macropolitics
{{Anchor|Mesopolitics}}Mesopolitics
{{Anchor|Micropolitics}}Micropolitics
Political values
Democracy
Aggregation
Polyarchy
Deliberation
Equality
Left–right spectrum
Freedom
Authoritarianism and libertarianism
See also
References
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
Further reading

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Politics is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of status or resources. The branch of social science that studies politics and government is referred to as political science.

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