Introdução à Ciência Política, Política e Relações Interdisciplinares

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POLITICAL THEORY & POLITICAL SCIENCE INTRODUCTION, MAIN CONCEPTS AND INTERDISCIPLINARITY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND POLITICAL THEORY Prof. Antonio Sávio Political theory & political science 1. CONTEXTUALIZATION Which words come to your mind when we hear the word “politics” What are politics policies? Are we political beings? What if we replaced politicians with randomly selected people? https://youtu.be/cUee1I69nFs Political theory 2. Preliminary Considerations  “Man by essence is a political animal.” (Aristóteles)  The popular idea of politics for brazilians.  Historical origin of “politics” (πολιτεία)  Set of actions related to the polis aimed to the common good (Ancient Greece).  Nowdays...  The politics that changes the destiny of a country.  “Citizen Constitution of 88/ Assistencialism/ Structural investiments  Are you idiot or politically engaged? (Mário Sérgio Cortella) Are you idiot or politically engaged? https://youtu.be/n9LM9SnXCLg Political science 3. Political science  Concept It aims to understand the exercise of political power as well as the mechanisms of the government (the visible part of the State) to idealize the most appropriate forms and systems for a g...