Question

Difference between behaviouralism and post behaviouralism in english

Answer 1

Behavioralism seeks to examine the behavior, actions, and acts of individuals – rather than the characteristics of institutions such as legislatures, executives, and judiciaries – and groups in different social settings and explain this behavior as it relates to the political system.

Some scholars define behavioralism as an attempt to apply the methods of natural sciences to human behavior. Others would define it as an excessive emphasis upon quantification. Others as individualistic reductionism.

Therefore, most introductions to the subject emphasize value-free research

While post behavioralism challenged the idea that academic research had to be value neutral and argued that values should not be neglected. Post-behavioralism claimed that behavioralism's bias towards observable and measurable phenomena meant that too much emphasis was being placed on easily studied trivial issues at the expense of more important topics. Research should be more relevant to society and intellectuals have a positive role to play in society.

Answer 2

Behaviouralism emerged out of the crisis of political science due to normative theory. Normative theories were generally considered as armchair theories & not verifiable. Therefore behaviouralism attempted to study politics from scientific lens to prevent its decline vis-a-vis other discipline. It favoured political science as true science, to lay focus on techniques & process rather than values.

Post-behaviouralism/ neo-behaviouralism emerged as political theory in 60s & 70s as a backdrop of decline in pol.theory due to behavioural movement, which started loosing relevance in providing solution to contemporary issues. Neo-behaviouralism focused on values, they proposed that research should be more relevant to society.