Question

Examine the nature and scope of comparative politics before and after the Second

World War
in 250 words​

Answer 1

Explanation:

INTRODUCTION & MEANING OF COMPARATIVE POLITICS:

‘Politics’ is a continuous, time-less, ever-changing and universal activity having its manifestation in the making of adecision to solve a predicament. It flows from a special kind of activity, a form of human behaviour. It refers to the making and taking of a decision in which some political action is involved. This decision is taken mostly by the state agencies or Government. Therefore, political science, is a science, studying about the State, Government and other theories of ‘State’ such as power, sovereignty, citizenship etc.‘Comparative Politics’ is a subject of study in the direction of the expanding horizon of political science. It brings new techniquesand theories as well as approaches to the study of politics. ‘Comparative Politics’ is one of the branch of political science,which involves study of Government. Nature of Comparative Politics:

1) Analytical Research:

Contemporary Comparative Politics gives more stress on analytical research. It is no longer confined to descriptive analysis. On a wider connotation, it seeks to analysis, empirically and analytically the actual activities of the governments and their

structures and functions.

2) Objective study of Political Science:

Comparative Politics involves a value-free empirical study of the various processes of politics in different environment. Only

those values are admitted whose validity can be a scientifically demonstrated. It concentrates upon the study of ‘what is’ and not on ‘what ought to be’. It has rejected the traditional normative prescriptive approach thereby aiming to develop an empirical and

objective theory of Politics capable of explaining and comparing all

phenomena of politics.

3) Study of Infra-Structures:

Comparative Politics seek to analyse the actualbehaviour of individuals, groups, structures, sub-systems and systems in relation to the environment in which the behaviour manifests.