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1Political verse — (Greek: Politikos stichos, Πολιτικός στίχος), also known as Decapentasyllabic verse (from Greek dekapentasyllabos, δεκαπεντασύλλαβος, lit. 15 syllable ) is a metric form in Modern Greek poetry. It is an iambic verse of fifteen syllables and has… …
2Political aspects of Islam — are derived from the Quran, the Sunna, Muslim history and sometimes elements of political movements outside Islam. Traditional political concepts in Islam include leadership by successors to the Prophet known as Caliphs, (Imamate for Shia); the… …
3Political Economy — Political Economy † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Political Economy SCIENCE OF POLITICAL ECONOMY (ECONOMICS). I. DEFINITIONS Political economy (Greek, oikonomia the management of a household or family, politike pertaining to the… …
4Political engineering — is a concept in political science that deals with the designing of political institutions in a society. [http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/politics/undergrad/syllabi/V53.0810 brams s05.pdf Political Engineering: The Design of Institutions, Dr. Jeffrey …
5Political settlement — Political Settlement: Concept in political theory linked to Elite theory, States, and State building. Joel Migdal has suggested that the concept of political settlements has a pedigree going back to the work of Barrington Moore. Political… …
6Political media — are communication vehicles owned, ruled, managed, or otherwise influenced by political entities, meant to propagate views of the related entity. A similar term, normative media , emphasizes technical and social characteristics of the media itself …
7Political rehabilitation — is the process by which a member of a political organization or government who has fallen into disgrace is restored to public life. It is usually applied to leaders or other prominent individuals who regain their prominence after a period in… …
8political science — political scientist. a social science dealing with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government. [1770 80] * * * Academic discipline concerned with the empirical study of government and politics. Political scientists… …
9Political risk — is a type of risk faced by investors, corporations, and governments. It is a risk that can be understood and managed with proper aforethought and investment.Broadly, political risk refers to the complications businesses and governments may face… …
10Political cult — is a term used to describe some groups on what is generally considered to be the political fringe. Although the majority of groups to which the term cult (currently often used as a pejorative term according to some comparative religion scholars… …
