Advanced Modern Political Theory: Analysis and Technologies

Book Details

• Author: S. L. Verma

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Language: English

• Binding: Paperback

• Edition: 2008

• Release Date: 15-07-2008

• ISBN: 9788131602232

• Number of Pages: 513

• Package Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches

About the Book
This book tackles the challenges facing Political Science in the 21st century, including globalization, global governance, feminism, contemporary terrorism, state supremacy, democracy, and human rights. In light of recent developments, it explains, analyzes, and evaluates these challenges to reformulate contemporary political theory. The book covers key topics like Political Behaviouralism, power dynamics, legitimacy, modernization, political ideologies, and feminine political theory. Additionally, it introduces new ideas such as "Politicology" and explores the professions of "Political Engineering" and "Political Technologies." The aim is to evolve an advanced modern political theory that challenges the status quo and unaccountable power.

The book is an essential resource for students, scholars, teachers, and researchers in Political Science and other Social Sciences, providing new perspectives on political theory.

Contents

1. Advanced Modern Political Theory: Building Process, Role, and Profession

2. Behavioural Revolution and After

3. Facts, Values, Theory, and Methodology

4. Systems Theories: Systems Approach

5. Structural-Functional Approach

6. Power, Influence, Authority, and Legitimacy

7. Modernisation and Political Development

8. Analysis and Explanation

9. Political Engineering

10. State Supremacy

11. Democracy in the Twenty-First Century

12. Political Ideologies and Political Cultures

13. Theory and Ideology of Globalisation

14. Understanding Global Governance

15. Feminism and Its Impact on Future of Political Theory

16. Theory of Contemporary Terrorism

17. Truth Behind Gandhian Political Technologies

18. Theoretical Aspects of Human Rights

About the Author / Editor
S.L. Verma is an eminent thinker, teacher, and activist in the field of "Politicology." A former Professor of Political Science at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, he specializes in Modern Political Theory, Indian Political Thought, Political Engineering, Secularism, Gandhism, and Hindutva. Verma has authored over 25 books and 50 research articles and has edited journals like Political Science Review and Political Change. He is the Chairman of the South Asian Academy of Political Technologies, Jaipur.