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What is Politics

Handbook of Research on Chaos and Complexity Theory in the Social Sciences
The practice and theory of influencing other people. The influence may be in terms of beliefs, values, aspirations, vision, ideology etc.
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Is President Erdoğan Really a Dictator?: The Illusion of the Opposition Parties in Turkey
Şefika Şule Erçetin (Hacettepe University, Turkey) and Şuay Nilhan Açıkalın (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0148-0.ch001
Abstract
The notion of dictatorship has been central in leadership exegeses the world over. Indeed, almost all leaders are alleged to be dictators at a certain point in time, once they side step expectations abound. Like in many, a country, talk of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan being a dictator in Turkey has been massive over the years. The interesting conundrum though defeating all analyses of such nature is the authority on which the claim of dictatorship owes its abode or rests. One wonders whether a leader's being a dictator is determined by opposition politicians in a country, the local media, the international media, foreign politicians or the local masses (those benefitting directly or indirectly and not). It is also interesting to question the yardstick used for justification of the same; whether it is simply over stay in power, the character and appearance of a leader or the modus operandi of a leader. This conceptual paper, therefore explored the so called Erdogan dictatorship illusion of opposition parties in Turkey by examining the concept of dictatorship in leadership, Erdogan's assumed dictatorial accusations, and an effort toward disengagement of Erdogan from dictatorship claims. The paper has also shown that there are some dictatorship tendencies within opposition parties.
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Outcomes of Conflicts, International Migration Processes, and Their Impact on the State Security and Social Wellbeing
The activities of the state power, party, or public group in the field of domestic or foreign relations, determined by the interests of this power, party, or group.
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Religious Tourism as a Source of Knowledge Sharing and Trading: A Case From Russia
The activities of state authorities and their officials, as well as issues and events of public life related to the functioning of the state. Politics can be seen everywhere, even in everyday life.
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Public Diplomacy as a Tool of Propaganda
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 resources or status.
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From the Struggle for Independence to the Religious Conflict: A Case From the Chechen Republic
The activity of a state, party, or social group in the field of domestic or foreign relations, pursuing own interests
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It Takes Two to Tango: 2010 British Con-Dem Coalition
The art of the exercise of power; the combination of individuals or parties or groups making decisions that affect others and institutions (i.e., government, legal system, military, police) that governs based on those decisions.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Vulnerable Groups: Refugees and Labor Migrants-Based View
Activities of public authorities and their officials; as well as issues and events of public life related to the functioning of the state. The scientific study of politics is conducted within the framework of political science.
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Politics and Ethics and a National Framework to Combat Corruption in Zimbabwe
Politics is the struggle for the acquisition of power in order to decide who gets what, how, and when.
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Going Beyond the D: Focusing on the E and I
Is the science of influencing or directing policy. It is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups.
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The Environmentalism and Politics of Climate Change: A Study of the Process of Global Convergence through UNFCCC Conferences
This is about struggle of position and resources within any association or group which naturally occurs in every society or grouping.
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Global Security and Political Problems of the 21st Century
To Harold Lasswell the study of who gets what when and how.
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Examining Biopolitics and Bioethics Through Abusive Pain Management: Genesis v Gehenna II
Actions and strategies aimed to obtain and exercise power over a country, society, or organization.
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Politics of Food Distribution: Role of the Church in Africa
Something done to get and use power in public life. Ability to influence decision that affect group of people.
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Voters’ Perception of the Adequacy and Suitability of e-Voting in the Nigeria Polity
The art or science of government or governing, especially the governing of a political entity, such as a nation, and the administration and control of its internal and external affairs.
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Watching TV News: Should We Approach It Like Reality TV?
An enormously complex term that is difficult to understand well. The first step is to avoid simply referring to it in a way that you can throw it aside (e.g. ‘That’s politics’). At its heart, politics involves the notion of give-and-take, compromise, a search for alternatives as opposed to fighting or not solving mutual problems that need to be addressed. How you search for solutions between and among groups that disagree, sometimes significantly with each other, inspires that search for a solution—a political solution. What needs to be understood is that the alternative to politics is, usually, a state of affairs nobody really wants—implying that one individual or one small group make all the decisions for the rest of us. Politics understands that no one individual or group has enough power to get everything that they want, so there are limitations regarding what they can achieve realistically, hence the need to think pragmatically, which means give and-take, compromise, working with individuals or groups that may not completely agree with you.
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Bioterrorism, Bio Crimes and Politics: A Case of Chaos and Complexity
The art and science of organizing and influencing peoples towards certain goals. These so called societal or national interests breed competition amongst societies and nations and are a recipe for the supremacy frays that have swept across all the generations of human history.
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