Contemporary political theory
- Delhi Pragati Publications 1983
- 489p.
This book discusses the main themes . and problems of contemporary political theory which acquired prominence with the rise of behaviouralism. Some of the topics highlighted are: the nature and use of political theory; study and interpretation of the classics; sociology of political ideas; issues of methodology, fact and value; behaviouralism and modern political analysis debates on the decline of political theory and the end of ideology; post behavioural developments; sociology . of contemporary political science; liberal democratic theory today; theories of participation and representation; and liberal and Marxist theories of revolution, This book also disucsses social and political ideas of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Dadabhai Naoroji and M.G. Ranade and Indian contributions to theories of democratic socialism and communism. The last two chapters present a case study of liberal political tradition and parliamentarism,