NTA UGC/NET/SET/JRF Political Science Paper 2 - 2024, 2nd Edition, Includes 2023 Solved Papers

CHAPTER 1

Approaches to Comparative Politics

INTRODUCTION

Comparative politics emerged as a distinct field of political science in the US in the late nineteenth-century. The evolution of comparative politics is seen as guided by two revolutions: the behavioral revolution and post scientific revolution during the cold war. According to G. K. Roberts, the historical development of it may be roughly put into three phases—unsophisticated (traditional), sophisticated, and increasingly sophisticated (modern).

EVOLUTION OF APPROACHES OF COMPARATIVE POLITICAL ANALYSIS

Phase 1

In the initial phase, the contributions of great figures like Aristotle, Machiavelli, Tocqueville, James Bryce, Moisey Ostrogorsky, and Max Weber could be mentioned. The approach ...