An Introduction To The Philippine Politics and Governance

1. Philippine Politics and Governance
Basic Concepts of Politics and
Governance
Presented By :
Mr. Jose C. Reyes
SHS MHS Teacher

2. BASIC CONCEPTS OF POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE
Means that man lives in a more “polis”. Man becomes man among others,
living in a society governed by laws and customs. The man develops his
potential and realize its natural end in a social context. This is the “good life.”
This is not an easy life, but a life of virtue is reflected in the highest good
(eudaimonia), often translated as happiness

3. WHAT IS POLITICS?
Focuses its study on the actual actions or decisions of
the state
Politics is concerned with issues, problems and activities
of the state while political science is concerned on how the
state originated its nature and its functions.
Politics deals with power in society in general.

4. WHAT IS POLITICAL SCIENCE?
 Political Science is the academic discipline that deals with
key issues and concepts in politics.
 Political Science is the academic discipline that deals
with key issues and concepts in politics.
 An academic discipline with the theoretical study of the
state and government

5. POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE
• While politics deals with power in society in general, and
polity refers to the political institution through which power is
distributed and exercised.
• Power refers to the ability to have one’s will carried out
despite the resistance of others.
• Governance specifically deals with power in government and
how this institution exerts power for the benefit of the society.

6. DIFFERENT FIELDS OF INTERESTS IN POLITICS AND
GOVERNANCE
• Political Theory - political theory is ‘a body of knowledge related to the
phenomenon of the state’. While ‘theory’ refers to ‘a systematic knowledge’,
‘political’ refers to ‘matters of public concern’. According to David Held
• Political methodology - has emerged as a distinct subfield of political science.
Political methodologists study existing statistical techniques and develop new
ways to use statistics to estimate and identify political effects and make sense of
political data.
• Comparative Politics - a field in political science characterized either by the use
of the comparative method or other empirical methods to explore politics both
within and between countries.
• International Relations - International relations, the study of the relations of
states with each other and with international organizations and certain
subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies, political parties, and interest groups).
• Law - the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as
regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition
of penalties:

7. THE IMPORTANCE OF POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE
The knowledge of politics and governance is a critical
attribute of a citizen belonging to a certain state.
It not only helps in the participation of an individual in the
state but it also helps in safeguarding an individual against
bad government practices and abuse.

8. ANALYSIS GUIDE
1. Why should we study the basic concepts of political
science?
2. Which of the fields of interest in political science tackled
(i.e., comparative politics) should leaders and aspiring
politicians focus on? Defend your answer.
3. Which aspect of political science are you most interested
in? Why or why not?

9. THAT’S ALL FOR TODAY
Thank You