Empirical Approach to Political Theory ( PSIR Optional)

  1. UPSC. Comment on difference between normative and empirical theories of politics. (UPSC 2012, 12 Marks )
  2. UPSC. Examine the arguments in ‘the Normative vs. Empirical debate’ in the study of political theory. (UPSC 2002, 60 Marks )

Key Features of the Empirical Approach

Rise of Positivism and Behaviouralism

Post-Positivist Critique

The Interpretative Turn in Political Theory