politically always involves at least two subjects.Subjects politics - people who actively participate in political life.Her driving force - the interests of the people, groups, social communities, and so on.A person participating in such a relationship, can act in various capacities, requiring a classification of subjects.
Classification
political subjects by variables are subdivided into individual (citizens, stateless persons, foreigners) and the group (the elite class, ethnic groups and other factions).
on legal grounds of political subjects are divided into physical (citizens) and legal (socio-political organizations).
on policy - on the subjects of foreign (states, nations, interstate unions) and internal (Citizens Party) policy.
primary or secondary involvement of stakeholders in the policy they are divided into two groups.The first includes citizens, nations, classes, political elites and other social groups.The second consists of the state, interstate associations, social and political movements and organizations.
Under the object of politics is understood as a person, legal persons, social groups, who are experiencing the impact of heavy-handed from the subject.Thus, subjects and objects of the policy are inextricably linked.Between them there are political relations.They may be vertical and horizontal.The first involves the dominance and submission, and the latter are shown in the form of coherence and coordination, cooperation entities.
What political subjects exist?
- Small groups, ie, a few on the composition of the community of people who are in direct personal contact, united by common interests and the same activity.They are divided into formal and informal.The first group includes the family, student group, school class, the team, the parliamentary faction, etc.The second group includes companies of friends, groups, sects.
- political organization, that is, movements, parties, unions, associations, clubs, societies and others.As political subjects are divided into formal and informal.The first - a party, unions and societies, the second - the Popular Front political movements, civic initiatives.
- Public organizations, ie organizations, policy documents do not contain political objectives.
- elite, ie, the "tip" of the society.Political elites comprise officials of government (executive, legislative, military, law enforcement and information institutions).Part of the elite, which is involved in the administration of the state, called the ruling.
- socio-political classes.Depending on the class to which the individual belongs, it depends on the size of its income, the nature of work and lifestyle.A class that is in power is dominant.It affects other classes through laws, economics, the media and through other levers.
- Nation and ethnic groups.There are 3 forms of community of people: tribal (primitive society), ethnic group (the era of slavery) and the nation (capitalism).These historical community is also called ethnic groups.The nation determines the individual's affiliation to any ethnic community.Relations between nations and ethnic groups in one country are political in nature, since they are connected with the institution of government.
- religious groups.Under kofessionalizmom understood the mindset and actions that meet the requirements and tenets of a particular religion.As political subjects, they have a great influence on her.