{"id":964,"date":"2026-08-09T18:45:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/pyq\/examine-the-importance-of-behavioural-approach-in-political-upsc-psir-2021-0107\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:53:08","slug":"examine-the-importance-of-behavioural-approach-in-political-upsc-psir-2021-0107","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/examine-the-importance-of-behavioural-approach-in-political-upsc-psir-2021-0107\/","title":{"rendered":"Examine the importance of behavioural approach in political theory. What led to its decline?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> chief legacy of positivism <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> revolt against formalism <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> politics as empirical science.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> its scientific ambition = both its rise and its fall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p><b class=\"pq-sc\">Merriam<\/b>\u2019s call <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Easton<\/b> recentres the human being <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> foundations + tools <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Almond<\/b>, <b class=\"pq-sc\">Dahl<\/b> <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Parsons<\/b>: technique outran theory <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> neglect of values (<b class=\"pq-sc\">Strauss<\/b>) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> 1960s crises, status-quo charge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>Its methods and empirical gains were absorbed, not discarded \u2014 only the value-free claim fell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> decline as correction, not death \u2014 post-behavioural relevance restores values.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> synthesis of fact and value.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[40],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[32],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-964","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-40","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-political-theory","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4558,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/964\/revisions\/4558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=964"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=964"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=964"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}