Question

write an essay on the revival of political theory

Answer 1

We know that after the Second World War all out efforts were made to base political theory upon the foundation of empirical research and to scrutinize political principles by data and facts. In earlier periods political theory had no separate existence and importance. Political science was made to cohabit with history, economics, and sociology. Serious research and investigation practically had no place in political science. David Easton writes, “Political theory today is interested primarily in the history of ideas”. This was the exact character of political theory. Also it was inextricably associated with notions of value and general principles. Easton could not accept this position of political theory. He thought that value, principles and history cannot be the sole determiners of political theory.
The classical and modern traditional political scientists did not pay any attention to the development of the theoretical analysis with the help of data. It was the purpose of Easton and many others to rewrite the meaning of political theory and to treat it “as part of empirical science and to reject explicitly. The emerging tendency to identify the term with both metaphysical speculation (abstractions hopelessly removed from empirical observation and control) and the history of political thought”.
Eclipse of Liberalism:
The study of political science mainly based on history or supported by historical data exposes the bare fact that from the 1920s liberal political thought or liberalism was passing through a number of crises. One, the establishment of Bolshevik rule in Russia laid the foundation of Collectivism and curtailment of individual freedom initiative. I hope the answer was helpful to you If it was please mark it as brainlist ❤️