OBJECTIVE:

Recognizes the common

concerns or intersections
of Anthropology,
Sociology and Political
Science with respect to the
phenomenon of change
 Topic:

Political Science as
a Discipline
 ACTIVITY:

DESCRIBE THE
PHILIPPINE POLITICS
Through 3min.
SKIT /ROLEPLAY
POLITICAL SCIENCE

POLIS CITY STATES

SCIRE TO KNOW
 POLITICAL SCIENCE
-Aims to know the activities
within the states
-State activities include the
following:
Human interaction &
conflict, human & state
relations, & power
distributions
 POLITICAL SCIENCE
-THE STUDY OF
GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC
POLICIES AND POLITICAL
PROCESSES, SYSTEMS,AND
POLITICAL BEHAVIOR
Sub disciplines of Political
Science:

Political theory
Comparative politics
International Relations,
Political Behavior, Public
Policy and Public
Administration
 POLITICAL THEORY
-Examines the
contemporary
application of political
concepts such as human
rights, equality, peace &
justice.
COMPARATIVE POLITICS
-branch of political
science that aims to
provide context to the
differences in
government & political
systems
 INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS
-the study of state-to-
state relations and the
wider margin of the
impacts of globalization
and climate change such
as terrorism & piracy
 POLITICAL BEHAVIOR
-this field covers the
attitudes, knowledge, &
actions of an individual
in response to political
variables such as policies
created by the
government
 PUBLIC POLICY
-this field inquires on the
types of government and
the underlying
motivations for their
enactment and
implementation
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
-examines the various
administrative schemes
implemented by
government officials. It
analyzes the strategies
applied by administrative
units in implementing the
existing policies
HOW IS POLITICAL SCIENCE
RELEVANT TO
CONTEMPORARY
POPULATION?
 In analyzing the political
dynamics within a society

DAVID EASTONS
POLITICAL SYSTEM
MODEL (1957)
POLITICAL SYSTEM MODEL

5 Primary Variables:
Environment
Input
Political System
Output
Feedback
 ENVIRONMENT
-consists of historical,
social, & economic
conditions of the society
that affects the types of
policies accepted and
declined by the
electorates
 INPUT
-refers to the forms of
political events or
products that are needed
by society from its
government
 INPUT
-divided into 2 categories
1. Demand
2. Support
 Demand
-Refers to the perceived
needs of the population
that could better their lives
-Ex. Better wages, lowered
taxes
 Support
-Refers to the mechanisms
within the system that
would allow for such
demands to be facilitated
 POLITICAL SYSTEM
-Acts like a black box
through which every form
demand is sifted (examine)
and decided upon
 FEEDBACK
-Which ever the
government decides on,
opinions & responses would
be made by the affected
sectors
 OUTPUT
-The decision of the
government toward an
input
-Includes policies, rules,
laws, regulations & projects
 Activity:
Using Eastons model,
analyze an issue in
Philippine Society
 Guide Questions:
a. What is your chosen issue? Who are
the actors involved?
b. How can the environment of the
Philippines impact the resolution
of this issues?
c. What are the inputs from this?
d. How did the system respond to the
input?
e. What are the kinds of feedback from
the public?