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This world is increasingly being shaped by political factors and forces; to understand, participate in, and help to shape it requires that we comprehend the nature, causes, and consequences of these political phenomena. Political science deals rigorously and intellectually with all of the various problems and paradoxes of an increasingly politicized world.

Political scientists concern themselves with topics such as:

• Fundamental concerns like the nature of politics and power. How can members of political communities best participate in democratic life to address structural inequalities?
• Political behavior of voting age-adults. Why do people vote how they do?
• Why do legislators behave as they do and what interests do they represent?
• Domestic policies within countries. What factors explain political outcomes across time and space?
• Relationships between countries. How do the countries of the world get along? How don't they get along?

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