What does "postbehavioralism" mean?

A reaction against the dominance of behavioralist methods in the study of politics, claiming that behavioralist research was biased towards the status quo and social preservation rather than social change.

Postbehavioralism

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A reaction against the dominance of behavioralist methods in the study of politics, claiming that behavioralist research was biased towards the status quo and social preservation rather than social change. uncountable

Etymology

From post- + behavioralism.

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