prepare and submit a term paper on The Topic of International Politics. Your paper should be a minimum of 2500 words in length.
You will prepare and submit a term paper on The Topic of International Politics. Your paper should be a minimum of 2500 words in length. To decide whether international politics can be studied as a science, it is first necessary to define what constitutes a scientific study of a topic. At the end of the 19th century as the pursuit of science was beginning to be done according to modern standards, definitions of science were offered in order to more clearly ascertain the nature of scientific research. According to Michels (1880), science is created when three aspects of research are utilized. The first one observes, then one records those observations, and finally one draws conclusions based on what has been recorded (pp. 383). The Popular science monthly (1872) defined science more simply as a search for real truth (pp. 226). Although, this definition is complicated by philosophies on what is ’real’ and what is ’truth’.
development of an objective, consistent, documented system of knowledge based on rigorous systematic observations that lead to hypotheses that are then tested and refined (pp. 4). This definition defines science as the ability to observe and record something that will lead to a conclusion that is very similar to the musings of Michels on the topic. Science, in other words, is defined by the ability to research and draw conclusions about a topic.
If this is the definition of science, then any topic that has an observable aspect can be considered a science. Therefore, the topic of international politics can be viewed from a scientific point of view because the activities that occur in the international political arena can be observed, recorded, and have conclusions drawn from those observations. According to Olson and Groom (1991), .noted lead writer for the New York Times and a theorist in international politics defines the concept of the science of international politics by the consequences of the tumultuous events in 1931 whereby the result was a determination to seek critical and analytical thought about the problems being faced globally. .
