Political Science
Political Science is the study of politics. It majorly deals with governance systems and their power, domestic and international affairs, political activities, laws, constitution, and much more. It also requires one to understand political ideologies, institutions, policies, processes, and behaviour.The three major subdisciplines of political science are comparative politics, international relations, and political theory. It is a social science that aims at understanding the role of governance systems in different governments along with international bodies. To pursue this career field, it is recommended that students take up Political Science in high school. The students can enroll in any university for a degree in Political science, after class 12. Major areas of recruitment include civil services, law, intelligence, international bodies, and domestic government.
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Legislative assistants closely work with representatives involved in the formulation and execution of schemes and policy. They are responsible for all the backend work from indulging in pre-existing projects to researching and coming up with new ones. Ground work, legal drafting, scheduling, and assisting stakeholders are also looked after. Projects can also be narrowed down as per expertise and professionals can work in the development of areas such as education, tax reforms, etc. A career in this field allows to gather insight related to the functioning of an elective member and also gain adequate experience to pursue a career in politics.
Political analysts are like Political Scientists who research about political systems of their country, the relationship with foreign countries, advise the leaders about the foreign policies to be followed with different foreign governments. They analyse political situations, forecast political trends, develop and critically analyze the government?s policies and provide expert advice to the government and its ministries about various political and social issues. A political analyst may also be associated with roles in the media.