POLITICS AS AN ART

Political Science as a Social Science relates to politics as an art but their is a distinct difference between them.
Science can be defined as a systematized body of knowledge ascertainable by experimentation, theories and observations which traces the casual relationship between the cause and effects.

Art; on the other hand is the strictly application of scientific principles to analyze the cause and effect of political problems/issues and it is perplexing and elusive; defining the roles and scopes of ethnicity as a determinant of behavior and conflict. It is a learned behavior ;and an example of one of this learning is known as PUBLIC OPINION. In addition, Politics as an art is a life-long activity because it is important to consider the effects of growing older on political learning and behavior.

According to a political scientist, V.O. Key who said "The Voice of the people is but echo. The output of an echo chamber bears an inevitable and invariable to the output.As candidates and parties clamor for attention and vie for popular support, the people's verdict can be no more than a selective reflection from among the alternative and outlooks presented by them".

In the same vein, parental influence in another art in politics; that is, parent-child agreement on party identification, household opinions, which is the distribution and contributions of the family beliefs and ideas about politics and policy issues.

Furthermore, from my perception as a student; Politics is an art that rely on human skills and actions which is unpredictable and sagacious in nature.

"Sagacious" meaning clever in practical affairs or artful and analyzing this definition; their is presence of political power which makes human skills and actions more effective and influential and the word "unpredictable" implies politics can be and cannot because according to Mao Tse Thung's definition of politics- As a warfare without bloodshed.

In Nigerian politics, blood shedding is Unpredictable as Nigerian Politicians or stakeholders can do and undo depending on the gravity of the issue/matter and to conclude,"he who has political power, has all powers (economic,cultural,social power etc...) because politics has not only constituted a pervasive form of governance in Africa but also it has been a principal form of influence on state economic management in Africa at large.