Politics invariably accompanies social life. The emergence in society of various social groups and conflicting interests became the basis for the formation of the political sphere of life.
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Politics is a special type of social activity that is aimed at regulating public life. It differs from other spheres of public life in that it is associated with relationships about power. And power is always a social phenomenon, tk. it arises in society and presupposes a special form of relationship between ruling and subordinate.
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Society is asymmetric in nature and combines different interests and leads to clashes between different social groups and struggle with each other. Today, trends in political development are largely due to various forms of interaction between social groups (competition, cooperation or struggle). The policy is designed to prevent "war of all against all" and ensure the creative development of society.
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The purpose of political power as the core of politics is the expression of various group interests, their integration and regulation. On the one hand, politics ensures the domination of some social groups over others, on the other, it unites them on the basis of public interest and a system of priorities. Therefore, politics is often interpreted as the art of living together. The decisive role of politics for ensuring social stability is to develop rules of behavior and life that are acceptable for all groups.
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Policy is implemented at various levels - economic, institutional, legal, etc. Its feature is the property of inclusiveness, i.e. penetration into all spheres of social life due to the possession of special resources. On the other hand, any social interaction takes on a political character when it involves organizing and mobilizing the resources necessary to achieve the goals of a particular community.
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Politics performs a number of socially significant functions. Among them - the management of public life and the definition of strategic directions for economic and social development. This function is closely related to forecasting, which involves analyzing the prospects for the development of society and, on the basis of this, making adjustments to public administration. The ideological function is aimed at the formation of public consciousness and a certain political culture, the dissemination of values and ideals. In turn, they must integrate and organize society to address important social challenges. Ideology also serves to legitimize the actions of political actors. Finally, politics fulfills the function of socialization, i.e. inclusion of the individual in public life.
