Political Science Basics

Author: Wang Puqu
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: In the current wave of reform and opening-up, our country is advancing rapidly. The economy is developing, and science is progressing. However, compared to the prosperity of natural sciences, our social sciences seem rather stagnant. This book breaks the old model centered on "class struggle" and takes the analysis of interests in political relations as the theoretical foundation. The author reveals the duality of human social interests—the self-centeredness of interest realization requirements and the social nature of interest realization pathways—and thereby argues for the emergence, development, and driving forces of political phenomena in human society. From this starting point, the author provides a comprehensive analysis of political relations and further discusses various fundamental political phenomena (such as political behavior, political systems, political culture, political development, etc.). It can be said that this book not only constructs a brand-new system of political science principles but also broadens the scope of political science principles. At the same time, the book objectively introduces many different views within and outside the field of political science principles and attempts to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses using Marxist political perspectives. The author strives to elucidate and enrich Marxist political science principles through comparative analysis and discernment.