(1) Three-Level Scale of Political Phenomena

(1) Three-Level Scale of Political Phenomena

 

First, let us examine the multi-layer scale of macro, middle, and micro-level in the spatial analysis framework of political phenomena.

 

When understanding the interaction of various parts of political phenomena, it is inevitable to distinguish between macro and micro scales. A single word spoken by a politician that gains popularity or being assassinated by an assassin can be considered as a micro-level political phenomenon, while the construction of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century or the colonization of the Western powers in the 19th century can be considered as macro-level phenomena due to their global scale and results. However, there is a deficiency in understanding these two levels of scales. This is because there are also phenomena at the level of group or local power activities between the political phenomena at the individual level and the political phenomena at the national or civilization level. Therefore, it is appropriate to add a middle scale, which is called "middle-level." In this way, we can obtain a three-layer scale, which is not too many or too few. And, just as we think of long-term, medium-term, and short-term plans when planning, these three-level scales are well suited to our existing understanding.

 

Therefore, it can be concluded that:

 

         [Ch.2.15] Understanding political phenomena through the three-level scale of macro, middle, and micro-level is highly efficient.

 

Here, "efficient" in terms of understanding refers to the ability to consistently understand and explain the most aspects of many phenomena with the minimum number of general principles. If the efficiency is high, then a large number of phenomena can be explained with a small number of general principles, whereas if the efficiency is low, only a few aspects of fewer phenomena can be explained with a larger number of general principles.