California Political Science, or CalPoliSci for short, serves as an online hub for political science faculty and students in the Golden State.
CalPoliSci is managed by Dr. Josh Franco, Associate Professor of Political Science at Cuyamaca College in San Diego County, California.
What is Political Science?
According to Britannica, “political science, the systematic study of governance by the application of empirical and generally scientific methods of analysis. As traditionally defined and studied, political science examines the state and its organs and institutions. The contemporary discipline, however, is considerably broader than this, encompassing studies of all the societal, cultural, and psychological factors that mutually influence the operation of government and the body politic. Although political science borrows heavily from the other social sciences, it is distinguished from them by its focus on power—defined as the ability of one political actor to get another actor to do what it wants—at the international, national, and local levels.”
Why Major in Political Science?
You should major in political science to become a publicly spirited, scholarly minded, and civically engaged individual with has the knowledge, skills, and abilities to effect political and policy change at the local, state, national, and international level.