Classification of Political Systems vs Traditional Typology of Forms of Government: A Critical Examination Introduction The study of political institutions has historically relied on typologies of government—a classificatory tradition dating back to classical political philosophy, particularly the schema of thinkers such as , who distinguished regimes based on the number of rulers and their orientation … Continue reading Critically examine the proposition that the classification of political systems offers a more comprehensive and analytically rewarding framework than the traditional typology of forms of government in the study of political institutions.