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Post-behavioralism (orpost-behaviouralism) also known as neo-behavioralism (orneo-behaviouralism) was a reaction against the dominance of behavioralist methods in the study of politics. One of the key figures in post-behaviouralist thinking was David Easton who was originally one of the leading advocates of the "behavioral revolution".^[1] Post-behavioralists claimed that despite the alleged value-neutrality of behavioralist research it was biased towards the status quo and social preservation rather than social change.

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Post-behavioralism challenged the idea that academic research had to be value neutral^[2] and argued that values should not be neglected.^[3]
Post-behavioralism claimed that behavioralism's bias towards observable and measurable phenomena meant that too much emphasis was being placed on easily studied trivial issues at the expense of more important topics.^[4]
Research should be more relevant to society^[5] and intellectuals have a positive role to play in society.^[6]

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Heinz Eulau described post-behavioralism as a "near hysterical response to political frustrations engendered by the disconcerting and shocking events of the late sixties and early seventies".^[7]

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^ Chaurasia, Radhey (2003) History of Political Thought, New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers, p. 135

^ Sanford Schram, Brian Caterino, (2006) Making political science matter: debating knowledge, research, and method, New York: New York University Press, p. 167

^ Chaurasia, Radhey (2003) History of Political Thought, New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers, p. 137

^ Jay M. Shafritz (2004) Dictionary of public policy and administration, Oxford: Westview Press, p. 20

^ Chaurasia, Radhey (2003) History of Political Thought, New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers, p. 137

^ Chaurasia, Radhey (2003) History of Political Thought, New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers, p. 138

^ Eulau, Heinz (1981). "Foreword: On Revolutions That Never Were." In S. L.. Long (ed.), The Handbook of Political Behavior. New York: Plenum Press.

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