Politics, which is one of the human sciences, deals with certain issues which distinguishe it from the other fields. Concerning the definitions of politics, there are two focal views. Some consider politics as the art or science which is concerned with government or governing. Accordingly, the term politics is used to refer to the kind of society with special characteristics. Politics, in this sense, can be regarded as a branch of sociology. However, this definition is not all - embracing and it is subject to some criticisms. Some others view politics as a science mainly concerned with power and control and so it cannot be used as the counterpart of society, but a certain social phenomenon refered to as "power". Now, if by power we mean absolute power and if it includes every sort of power prevailing in a society, then this definition will be comparatively more comprehensive than the former. In their power - centered definitions, some emphasize on the power which is exercised by the official channels or governmental institutions and some others concentrate on such ideas as "power", "sovereignty" or "conflict". However, these definitions, too, are not exempt from objections. Thus, some consider that a certain kind of behaviour or activity, namely, "authoritative allocation of values", Corresponds to the content and meaning of politics. It can be inferred from the above - mentioned definitions that politics seems to refer to a human behaviour of certain social kind, though this definition cannot be accepted for it is incapable of giving a power a signification for the behaviour in question, and thus it can bring about some problems. Therefore, it is necessary to cast more light on the issue to determine the proper signification of the political behaviour and its qualifications and pecularities.
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