SSOC 2024 unit
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Political scientist
Political scientist conducts research into the origin, development, operation and interrelationships of political institutions and structures. He/she studies various phenomena of political behaviour and develops political theories around the phenomena. He/she conducts research into political philosophy and systematic theory, governmental institutions, public laws and administration, international laws and relations and other aspects of politics. He/she also analyses, synthesises and interprets results of studies and recommends programmes and policies to institutions and organisations.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
Political scientist conducts research into the origin, development, operation and interrelationships of political institutions and structures. He/she studies various phenomena of political behaviour and develops political theories around the phenomena. He/she conducts research into political philosophy and systematic theory, governmental institutions, public laws and administration, international laws and relations and other aspects of politics. He/she also analyses, synthesises and interprets results of studies and recommends programmes and policies to institutions and organisations.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Political philosopher • Political science researcher
Elsewhere
• Social science researcher, see 26322
Hierarchy context
Correspondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 26331 — Political scientist
ISCO-08
- 2633 — Philosophers, historians and political scientists
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.