Political Science · International Relations
UGC NET November 2021 Political Science
Which among the following scholars propounded the 'systems approach towards the study of International Relations'?
ADavid Easton
BGabriel Almond
CC McClelland ✓ Correct
DJW Burton
Correct answer: (C) C McClelland — The systems approach to the study of international relations was propounded by Charles McClelland.
Explanation
★The systems approach to the study of international relations was propounded by Charles McClelland.
★He set it out in his work 'Theory and the International System' (1966).
★The approach treats international relations as a system of interdependent, interacting parts.
★A nation both influences and is influenced by its international environment.
★It applies general systems theory to make the study of world politics more scientific.
★David Easton applied systems analysis to political science as a whole, not specifically to IR.
★Gabriel Almond is known for structural-functional analysis and political culture.
★John Burton developed world-society and conflict-resolution theory, a different contribution.
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