The concept of power is the most influential in Political Science as a whole. It is studied in politics as a factor influencing public behaviour and hence altering a political system. Power and its significance are not new concepts. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and others acknowledged the necessity of power in their own ways. In our…
Modern political science differs significantly from conventional political science. It has enlarged its topic of research, refined its analytical tool, and demonstrated sensitivity to a wide number of factors. It has absorbed a great deal from other social sciences and is really interdisciplinary in nature. Distinction between Traditional and Modern Perspective of Political Science The…
The party system is democracy’s lifeblood. It is its driving force or foundation, commonly known as the fourth organ of government. Democracy itself is known as party government, “without political parties”, Maclver observes, “there can be no unified statement of principles, no orderh evolution of policy, no regular resort to constitution by means of which…
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…