Behaviouralism, Positivism, and the Ideological Limits of Political Analysis Introduction The behavioural revolution in political science, emerging prominently in the mid-twentieth century, represented a decisive epistemological and methodological rupture with classical political theory and institutional analysis. Seeking to transform political science into a “hard” empirical discipline, Behaviouralism privileged observable behaviour, quantification, and causal explanation, while … Continue reading To what extent does Behaviouralism’s commitment to positivism constrain its capacity to capture the normative dimensions of political life? Can Behaviouralism be interpreted as ideologically aligned with liberal–pluralist assumptions about political order?
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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.
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.