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==== Macropolitics ====
{{Main|Global politics}}
Macropolitics describes political issues which affect the entire political system (e.g. the nation-state) or which relate to interactions between political systems (e.g. international relations).<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Morlino, Leonardo, 1947-|first=|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1124515503|title=Political science : a global perspective|publisher=|others=Berg-Schlosser, Dirk., Badie, Bertrand.|year=|isbn=978-1-5264-1303-1|location=London, England|pages=20|oclc=1124515503}}</ref>
Global (or world) politics covers all aspects of politics which affect multiple political systems, in practice meaning any political phenomenon crossing national borders. This may include [[City|cities]], [[Nation state|nation-states]], [[Multinational corporation|multinational corporations]], [[Non-governmental organization|non-governmental organizations]], or [[International organization|international organizations]]. An important element is [[international relations]]. The relations between nation-states may be peaceful, when they are conducted through [[diplomacy]], or violent, which is described as [[war]]. States which are able to exert strong international influence are referred to as [[Superpower|superpowers]], while less powerful ones may be called [[Regional power|regional]] or [[Middle power|middle powers]]. The international system of [[Power (international relations)|power]] is called the world order, and it is affected by the [[Balance of power (international relations)|balance of power]] which affects the degree of [[Polarity (international relations)|polarity]] in the system. [[Emerging power|Emerging powers]] are potentially destabilizing to it.
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==== Mesopolitics ====
Mesopolitics describes the politics of intermediary structures within the political system, such as national political parties or movements.<ref name=":0" />
A political party is a [[political organization]] that typically seeks to attain and maintain political power within [[government]], usually by participating in [[elections|electoral campaigns]], educational outreach or protest actions. Parties often espouse an expressed [[ideology]] or vision bolstered by a written [[Party platform|platform]] with specific goals, forming a [[coalition]] among disparate interests.<ref>{{cite book|last=Pettitt|first=Robin T.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YFYdBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA60|title=Contemporary Party Politics|date=2014|publisher=Macmillan International Higher Education|isbn=978-1-137-41264-5|location=London|page=60|access-date=28 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703031727/https://books.google.com/books?id=YFYdBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA60|archive-date=3 July 2019|url-status=live|via=Google Books}}</ref>
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==== Micropolitics ====
Micropolitics describes the actions of individual actors within the political system, such as voting.<ref name=":0" />
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