Political Science Notes

Under the then prevailing circumstances Gandhi had formulated, developed and applied many kinds of political technologies. They can, however, be […]

Petras and Veltmeyer have dismissed the ‘inevitability bogey’. As both, a description of widespread, epoch-defining developments, and a prescription for

Robert A. Dahl,” while discussing the nature of analysis, finds it both ‘art’ as well as ‘science. As an art,

Structural-functional approach is a holistic perspective which studies society or system as a whole and with a view to its

System theorists in Political Science adopt the perspective of ‘system’ in their study of politics. In comparison with general system

Overall behaviouralism now has five stages of evolution: (1) Individualistic pre-war behaviouralism (1900-1930): It was contributed by Graham Wallas. (Human

Everywhere man stands and lives for certain goals and values. He needs to defend these values, human rights and the

(A) Dialectical Materialism of Karl Marx: Karl Marx was very deeply touched by the evils of Capitalism which took birth

Some of the major functions of judiciary are as follows: (1) It interprets the laws: A number of cases are

The following are the merits of a flexible constitution: Merits of Flexible Constitution (1) It prevents internal revolts and revolutions:

Easton’s Model in Politics: Why General? David Easton’s theory is popularly known as General Systems Theory and here the very

Definition of Democracy: Democracy has directly originated from the French democratic, but its real origin is Greek. In Greek there

Two Opposite Views: Let us now discuss a very controversial issue—the involvement of bureaucracy in politics. In between various political

Marxist Definition of State: Marxist theory of state, besides liberal state, is perhaps the most prominent theory. Marxist theory not

The Sophists: Meaning, Nature and Political Ideas! Meaning of the Word Sophist: According to Encyclopedia Britannica—”Sophists, name given by the