Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
UGC NET December 2014 Political Science
What is the correct sequence in which the following approaches to the study of 'Comparative Politics' emerged?
- 1. Philosophical Approach
- 2. Systems Approach
- 3. New Institutional Approach
- 4. Behavioural Approach
A1, 3, 4, 2
B1, 4, 2, 3 ✓ Correct
C1, 2, 4, 3
D3, 1, 2, 4
Correct answer: (B) 1, 4, 2, 3 — The correct order of emergence is Philosophical, Behavioural, Systems and New Institutional, so the sequence is 1, 4, 2, 3.
Explanation
★The correct order of emergence is Philosophical, Behavioural, Systems and New Institutional, so the sequence is 1, 4, 2, 3.
★The Philosophical approach is the oldest, rooted in ethics and normative inquiry from Plato and Aristotle to Leo Strauss.
★The Behavioural approach came next, seeking a scientific, empirical and value-neutral study of observable political behaviour.
★The Systems approach followed, with David Easton modelling politics as inputs, conversion and outputs maintaining equilibrium.
★The New Institutional approach is the most recent, examining how rules, norms and institutional cultures shape the choices of actors.
★Placing the Systems approach before the Behavioural one reverses the actual order of development.
★Each later approach reacted to the limits of the earlier one, giving comparative politics its layered methodological history.
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