Modern Perspective of Political Science – During the last two decades there has been an intellectual revolution in the American Political thought as Almond Powell and G. Bingham observed altogether new political concepts and new political theories have been invented. These new political theories have had a huge impact not just in the United States,…
The term democracy comes from the Greek words demos and kratos, which mean “the people” and “power,” respectively. Democracy thus means ‘power of the people’. The following are the definitions of democracy: Definitions of Democracy Kinds of Democracy Democracy has two forms (1) Direct or Pure Democracy (2) Indirect or Representative Democracy Direct Democracy When…
Criticism of Behaviouralism- The behavioural school of politics has been heavily criticised. So strong is the criticism that the whole subject of political science seems to be divided into “Behaviouralists” and “anti-behavioulists”. The traditionalists have been harshly criticised by the behavioralists, as have the traditionalists. Kirkpatrick, for example, believes that any argument concerning behavioural approaches…
One of the most significant developments in political science in the twentieth century was behavioralism. It is also regarded as a novel or contemporary approach to the study of political science. Though the term “behaviouralism’ was widely used by the Americans in the First Great War and subsequently, but its systematic approach started when an…
As we already discussed the meaning, type and principle on which democracy is based. now we are going to talk about Merit and Demerits of Democracy. Merits of Democracy | Merits and Demerits of Democracy Democracy is the best form of government and its merits are as under: (1) It is based on public opinion…
Followings are the basic principles of Democracy : Liberty | Basic Principles of Democracy The fundamental tenets of democracy are liberty and equality. People have maximum liberty and equality since criticism of the people is not only accepted, but also encouraged in this system. In the United Kingdom, the leader of the opposition is paid…