Category: Political Thought

The State, too, is a group of human beings. It comes into existence, like other groups, to satisfy human needs through concerted action. While each group has its distinctive character and problems, yet  all pursue their activities to secure a happy and good life. In spite of this close resemblance between the State and other…

What is the state , State is a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. State is is the organization while the government is the particular group of people, the administrative bureaucracy that controls the state apparatus at a given time. Terminology & Definitions :- The Term “State.” Political science,…

The Relationship of political science with other social sciences are in reality relations between sectors of different disciplines, not between whole disciplines. It is not an “interdisciplinary”endeavor. Since there is no progress without specialization, the creative interchanges occur between specialized sub fields, most of the time at the margins of the formal disciplines. The current…

Observation The Province of Government : Boundary Line between Legitimate and Illegitimate Functions-Regarding the merits of the individualistic and socialistic theories of state functions, but one conclusion is possible neither to day represents the generally accepted view of the sphere and duty of the state or the actual practice. As Huxley aptly remarked, individualism and…

Directly opposed to laissez faire theory of state functions is what, for lack of a more suitable term, we may call the socialistic theory, which, contends for a maximum rather than a minimum of government. The supporters of this theory, instead of distrusting the state and looking upon it as an evil whose functions should…

The principle of individualism or Individualist Theory also called Laissez Faire in French language, which means, ‘leave the individual alone’ and there should be minimum interference, in his functions, by the government. It should be left to the will of the individual to do what he desires The Individualist Theory Explained :- The individualist, unlike…

Functions of government many are response vital functions, including national security and protecting civil liberties, from freedom of speech to freedom from unreasonable search in all modern states, governmental functions have greatly expanded with the emergence of government as an active force in guiding social and economic. Now i discuses about Theories Relative to the…

Characteristics of American Constitutions.-The American constitutions, especially the Federal constitution, and to a large degree those of Latin America which are modeled upon that of the United States, possess certain features which distinguish them generally from the constitutions of Europe and Asia. In the first place they are in large measure instruments of grants and…

The British and French Constitutions Contrasted : Changing conditions are leading to stronger Executive control. Formal restraints on the Executive are negligible. The only counter-balance is public opinion. The degree of freedom of the Judiciary, of local government, and of the citizen, in relation to central Government. Comparative study of the British and French systems…

Methods of Political Science.  Limitations and Difficulties:- Having endeavored to show that the study of political phenomena may under certain conditions attain the character of a science, we come now to inquire into the processes and methods by Which this may be done. First of all, however, we must note the limitations and difficulties under…