Political Theory

Comment on Decline of political theory [2023/10m/150w/1e] The “decline of political theory” is one of the most debated themes in political science, often appearing in UPSC PSIR Paper I under the section on political theory. The issue reflects the tension between normative political philosophy and empirical political science. For aspirants, this debate is not just […]

Normative approach in political science. Comment. [2023/10m/150w/1a] One of the most fundamental debates in political science is whether the discipline should describe politics as it is or prescribe how politics ought to be. This question lies at the heart of the normative approach. For UPSC aspirants, especially those with Political Science and International Relations (PSIR)