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Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Resurgence of political theory.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Explain the Philosophical approach to the study of Political theory.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Provide a comparative analysis of behavioural and institutional approach to the study of Political theory.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Behavioural approach to Political Science.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Elucidate the meanings inherent in the term ‘political’ with appropriate illustrations.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Decline of political theory.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Normative approach in political science.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

‘Credo of Relevance’ in post-behaviouralism advocates the importance of action science. Analyze.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Write on the Systems Approach.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Examine the importance of behavioural approach in political theory. What led to its decline?
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Discuss the significance of a normative approach to Political theory.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

The Post-Behavioural Approach.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Discuss David Easton’s model of systems analysis.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

“… political theory is not an escape mechanism but an arduous calling.” (John Plamenatz)
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Difference between normative and empirical theories of politics.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Examine the significance of the behavioural revolution in politics.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

“Political Theory is, quite simply, man’s attempts to consciously understand and solve the problems of his group life and organization……. It is the disciplined investigation of political problems….. not only to show what a political practice is, but also to show what it means. In showing what a practice means, or what it ought to mean, political theory can alter what it is.” (Sabine). Comment.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Explain the changing analytical perspectives in the development of political theory.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Examine the arguments in ‘the Normative vs. Empirical debate’ in the study of political theory.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Relevance of contextualist approach to the study of political theory.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

“Post-behaviouralism is not a negation of the behavioural revolution but only its corrective.” How does it seek to raise the status of the discipline of Political Science?
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

“A scientific politics can develop only if the materials of politics are treated in terms of systems of actions.” In the light of this statement of Kaplan with regard to application of systems theory to political science, critically examine the drawbacks of its application.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Critically evaluate and bring out the weakest aspects of behavioural and post-behavioural approaches to the analysis of political system. What measurable and quantifiable criteria are available in political science to evaluate political behaviour?
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

What is meant by “behavioural approach” to politics? Is it a fool-proof approach? How far is it correct to say that the behavioural approach to political analysis appeared in order to counteract the Marxist approach.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Discuss the importance of the Systems Theory in modern political analysis.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Discuss the basic assumptions of behaviouralism. In what way post behaviouralism differs from behavioural theory?
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Examine the fact-value dichotomy in political science. To what extent has post behaviouralism resolved the conflict in the dichotomy?
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Examine the place of ‘obligation’ in political theory.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

What is the nature of the crisis in political theory? Suggest remedies to overcome it.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Examine the limitations of Behaviouralism as an approach to the study of politics.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

Discuss the Normative and Behavioural Approaches to the study of political science and examine the limitations of Behavioural Approach.
Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches

‘Political Science is a master-science, “architectonic” in its character, from which all other practical sciences take their cue’ (Ernest Barker). Discuss.
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