Behaviouralism, Post-Behaviouralism, and the Re-Politicisation of Political Science: Paradigm Shift or Corrective Response? The mid-twentieth century witnessed the rise of behaviouralism as a dominant paradigm in political science, championed by scholars who sought to render the discipline more scientific, objective, and empirical. By prioritizing quantifiable data, observable behaviour, and value-neutral analysis, behaviouralism distanced political science … Continue reading Comment on the assertion that behaviouralism depoliticised political science, whereas post-behaviouralism re-politicised it. Debate whether post-behaviouralism represents a paradigm shift in political science or merely a corrective response to the excesses of behaviouralism.