Exploring Politics: Normative and Empirical Perspectives

Author(s): Heena

Abstract:

This paper takes a journey through the history of how we've studied politics, from big ideas like justice and power to practical observations of how politics work. It explores how political science has grown from just looking at governments to considering broader societal issues and human behavior. One big focus is on two different ways of looking at politics: normative and empirical. The normative side is about ethics and what should be right in politics, while the empirical side is more about observing and experimenting to see how things are. Even though these approaches used to be seen as separate, nowadays, there's a push to bring them together to get a fuller picture. There are ongoing debates about how much we should rely on observation versus sticking to our moral values when studying politics. This paper argues that we need to find a balance between the two, using both approaches to understand what's going on in the world of politics. Ultimately, the paper stresses that political science is always changing and adapting to new ideas and challenges. By looking at politics from different perspectives, we can better understand how societies work and who holds power within them.

Keywords: Political science, Normative approach, Empirical approach.

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