TOWARDS THE QUESTION OF DIFFERENTIATION OF CONTENT OF CATEGORIES OF "POLITICAL ACTIVITY", "POLITICAL BEHAVIOR" AND "POLITICAL PARTICIPATION"
The analysis of the subject areas of research of political activity is presented. There are identified the main approaches to the use of the concept of political activity and understanding the nature of this phenomena, identified by this concept: historical, philosophical, political, psychological. The categories of political activity, political behavior and political participation are differentiated.