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Modern Political Theory
This paper seeks to provide an in-depth understanding of the nature of the discipline and its major concepts useful for analyzing political process and phenomena. It focuses on the political theory and provides an advanced insight into the discipline. It seeks to explain the evolution and usage of new concepts and theories.
Growth of Political Science as a Discipline- Traditionalism, Behaviouralism – Meaning, Origin, Nature, growth, role and limitations
Post- Behaviouralism- Causes for the Growth of Behaviouralism, Characteristics, Achievements and Limitations
System Theory (David Easton)- Historical Background, Input support and Output of Political System, Flow Model of Political System, Criticism of David Easton’s viewpoint
Structural- Functional theory (Gabriel Almond)- Almond’s definition of system, Framework and concepts of structure and function , Characteristics, Criticism
Group Theory ( Bentley)- History of Group Approach, Group Approach in Political Science, Features and evaluation of Group Theory
Distributive Theory (Harold Laswell)- Basis of theory, Conceptual structure, ideas, Critical analysis
Political Development- Meaning, Characteristics, Indicators of Political Development, Marxian Model of Political Development
Political Modernisation- Meaning, Models, effect, Perspective and Approaches, Factors affecting Political Modernisation
Theories of Political Development - Welfare Model, Market model of Development and Gandhian Model
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