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PSIR Optional at ForumIAS by Amit Pratap Singh

Topic: Political Theory

6 October 2026

Explain the Philosophical approach to the study of Political theory. (150 words)

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6 October 2026

Decline of political theory (150 words)

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6 October 2026

Behavioural approach to Political Science (150 words)

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6 October 2026

Systems Approach (150 words)

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6 October 2026

Normative approach in Political Science (150 words)

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6 October 2026

Post-modernism (150 words)

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6 October 2026

Resurgence of political theory (150 words)

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9 August 2026

Discuss the significance of a normative approach to political theory.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 asks “what ought to be”, not “what is” → Plato/Aristotle as founders.Route 2 facts alone cannot give politics its point —…

9 August 2026

Comment on Post-Behavioural approach. (150 words)

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 late 1960s → Easton’s turn to relevance and values — a reform, not a reaction.Route 2 pure science exhausted → “ivory…

9 August 2026

Comment on decline of political theory. (150 words)

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 mid-20th-century death verdict — ironic against Sabine’s “perennial concern”.Route 2 the positivist–behavioural turn dismisses normative philosophy.Body flowLaslett/Dahl pronounce it dead →…

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