Introduction To Pol Analysis

Question 1

What is political analysis according to Robert Dahl?

Answer 1

Political analysis helps us understand the world we live in to make intelligent choices among the alternatives we are faced with and to influence the changes inherent in all political systems

Question 2

There must be a ______ premise to analysis

Answer 2

Problem

Question 3

What are the types of political analysis?

Answer 3

1. Political Advocacy
2. Public commentary
3. Specialized political analysis

Question 4

The type of analysis referred to as professional because it is carried out by trained political scientists where the analysts make use of tools which they can manipulate for the purpose of analyzing issues in the state is referred to as?

Answer 4

Specialized political analysis

Question 5

The act of promoting or defending a particular political cause, issue or interest through various means of communication with the hope of achieving an agenda is referred to as?

Answer 5

Political advocacy

Question 6

The analysis conducted by knowledgeable interested individuals who are not trained political analysts on the issues of political concern where they express personal views and perspectives to advocate for their beliefs is referred to as?

Answer 6

Public commentary

Question 7

What are the tools of political analysis?

Answer 7

Theory and Data

Question 8

The problems of political analysis are?

Answer 8

Boundary problem
Generalization
Bias/Prejudice in data gathering and interpretation
Problem of Theoretical Framework
Interdisciplinary synthesis

Question 9

In the traditional era, what was political analysis like?

Answer 9

It relied on knowledge from other fields of study like philosophy, history and law and this influenced the approach used in political analysis. Political analysis focused on issues like sovereignty, justice, freedom.
It also focused on political institutions in the performance of their responsibilities.

Question 10

Political analysis in the traditional era was largely ___

Answer 10

Descriptive

Question 11

What were the criticisms of the behavioral era?

Answer 11

Analysis at this period was clouded by bias
Analysis was unable to proper adequate explanation of political issues
Analysis failed to make predictions about political issues
The behavioral era focused narrowly on human individual behavior and ignored larger structural factors that shape political outcomes
The behavioral approach also assumed that people act rationally and in their own self interest, however psychological and sociological research showed that humans are largely irrational and influenced by emotional and social factors

Question 12

What era focused on observable human behavior in the sphere of politics?

Answer 12

Behavioral era

Question 13

The behavioral era laid emphasis on what approach?

Answer 13

Scientific approach

Question 14

The nature of pol analysis under the behavioral era was based on?

Answer 14

Gathering and analyzing data objectively

Question 15

What was the criticism of the behavioral era?

Answer 15

It overemphasized scientific methods and failed to perform the important function of proffering solutions to the problems of human society

Question 16

What era focused on the society?

Answer 16

The Post behavioral era

Question 17

What era focused on relevant and contemporary issues of politics as well as prescribing viable solutions to human problems?

Answer 17

The Post behavioral era

Question 18

After political analysis failed to predict the Second World War in the traditional era, which political scientists argued for pol analysis to become empirical?

Answer 18

Charles Merriam, David Easton, and Arthur Bentley

Question 19

Which era/approach argued that analysis is only necessary if it is socially relevant and can profer viable solutions to problems in the human society?

Answer 19

Post behavioral