Stasiology
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /stasɪˈɒlədʒi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stasiology is a noun meaning (political science, rare) The study of political parties.
Meaning
(political science, rare) The study of political parties.
More Meanings
- The process by which a governing body remains static or self-perpetuating due to internal conflict.
Example Sentences
The development of the science of political parties (it could perhaps be called stasiology).
His Encounter review (September 1960) included the following prophetic passage about ‘stasiology’: the study of the breakdown or paralysis of the State.
That theorisation exposes how sovereignty – comprised of an originary and ineliminable fracture – institutes the very idea of politics, government and rule as a political stasiology.
The surprising development in this regard is that, despite all these difficulties, students are engaged in making an empirical study of party politics with the aim of refining the discipline of stasiology.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include politology, polsci, politologist, astropolitics, statistology, polity.
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