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The Structural-Functional Approach seeks to study politics as a system of interactions, i.e., Political System. It analyses Political System as a set of structures performing functions.The credit for popularising this approach goes to Gabriel Almond and his colleagues. Structural-Functional Approach: ADVERTISEMENTS: Structural-Functional Approach has been a very popular and useful approach to the study of Politics as Political System. It seeks to study Political System as a set of functions performed by several structures which together constitute the system of politics.It seeks to identify and analyse the structures which constitute the political system and perform several functions both internally and vis-a-vis other societies. Image Source: vorige.nrc.nlStructural-Functional Approach seeks to analyse: what basic functions are performed by what political structures? Charles worth explains the crux of this approach in a very…

After remaining popular for almost two decades (1940-60), the Behavioural Approach got transformed into Post-Behaviouralism. Twenty years of behavioural research brought to light its limitations and weaknesses.The failure to make any real progress towards the objective of building a scientific political theory compelled the behaviouralists to admit reforms in the light of their experiences with behavioural research. They accepted several reforms and the exercise got the name Post-Behaviouralism.Post-Behaviouralism did not constitute a return to the traditional approach. It accepted the merit of Behaviouralism but at the same time advocated the need to reform it. The Post- Behaviouralists were reformed behaviouralists. Post-Behaviouralism emerged as a reform movement within Behaviouralism. Image Source: cdn.shareyouressays.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Post-Behaviouralism accepted and advocated:1. The need to study all realities of Politics.2. The need to study social change.…