Theories of political behavior

While realists concern themselves with the balance of power system and liberals with the power of trade, interdependency and democracy, constructivists are most concerned with the power of ideas. For constructivists, political order arises from a shared understanding amongst individuals. In this, people’s understanding of their interests is shaped by the ideas that they adopt. Constructivists argue that international reality is socially constructed. They are primarily concerned with the role of…

other detrimental parts of society. The sociability of technology and it’s relationship to the use of technological advances can be understood through three theoretical approaches, technological determinism, the critical theory of technology and cultural materialism. These tree theories take a deeper look to the role of the individual’s society…

Bowling Alley delineates generational replacement is a fact of social and political change within liberal democracies. Political attitudes and behaviors of young people differ significantly from those of previous generations. They state that there is disagreement about how the observation of social capital should evaluate and interpret. They argued that generational replacement mechanism predict the evolution of western political systems. The importance of associational membership shows how…

Hobbes is known for his political theory, which those political theories consist of: ideas, general views, and specific ethics of politics beliefs. In Hobbes book written in 1651 “Leviathan” that establish the social contract stating “ morality consists in the set of rules governing behavior, that rational people would accept, on the condition that others accept them as well” that society is based on ration self interest. • Thomas Hobbes ideas from the social contract theory created modern…

Case Analysis Question 1-Organizational Theories In the scenario presented, the three organization theories that would ideally provide necessary guidance would involve the usage of; Follett’s Theory of Management, Political Economy Theory, and Critical Theory. Using the trio to incite; integration and coordination through membership, survivability through the mobilization of power, legitimacy and economic resource and the achievement social change through communicative and innovative rationales…

Political science is a study attempting to understand human behavior as it relates to politics. As such, political science, like any science, requires hypotheses, testable objectives to try and narrow down the large scope that is the global politic scene. Nonetheless, as human behavior forms the basis of political science, it can be inherently difficult to quantify. This begs the question as to whether or not political science can be considered a hard, quantifiable science—one based on…

Introduction Criminal theories have a center place in the criminology field. Crime theories are building blocks of this field. Criminal theory can be defined as a theory that presents the set of ideas through which one can define the crime. These theories actually explain how an individual reacts in certain situations (Hayes & Prenzler, 2014). There are different types of criminal theories and some are explained below. Conflict Theories Conflict, a state where two individuals are…

Psychodynamic Theory Sigmund Freud conception of the mind was two-dimensional. The Psychodynamic Theory focuses on conscious, the preconscious and the unconscious processes as they are manifested in the client’s behavior. The goal of this theory is for the client to have self-awareness and understanding of their past and present behavior. The Psychodynamic Theory helps the client to examine unresolved conflicts that arise from the past. The second dimension of the mind was composed of the id,…

How classic and modern liberalism differ in their understanding of human nature and their understanding of how social and political life should be organized? Liberalism is defined as the political identify and whose main goal is to strengthen and guard the freedom of an individual. Liberalism is a belief in the support of the supreme importance of the human individual. John Locke is known as the father of liberalism. Liberal values can be traced back to as early as ancient times of Rome and…

Reagan implemented series of new political and economic politics, notably ‘Reaganomics’, it achieved a wide economic growth for the nation. However, the wealth gap equally increased,…