Topic > Case Study on Systems Theory - 788

INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING POLITICAL SCIENCE II016201300090IR-1 / 20132013I. System Theory – David Easton System theory was first announced by David Easton, a Canadian political scientist in 1965. He is best known for his proposal to apply the theory in the world of political science. Systems theory fundamentally explains how the environment and social life contribute to and influence the political system around them, and the process proceeds cyclically. First, there are demands or supports from the surrounding environment of the present time (demands for changes from people/citizens, for example: increase in salaries, policy changes, better welfare and public facilities). These requests must be expressed by Easton as input, which will then be taken into account in the political system. Second, after examining considerations about the political system, the inputs received lead the political system to make decisions and/or actions, called outputs provided to the social environment (for example: new policies, new rules, new structures). Third, “results” are given to the environment and the political system lets them interact. If the results provided lead to changes or improvements, it means that there are results. Finally, after some time of the environment interacting with the new outcomes, further changes to the outcomes may be required (e.g., new policies/rules are too strict, structures need better management). These new demands on the results are called feedback. The political system will once again take into account feedback which we can consider as new inputs - in other words it goes back to the first time, so it is called a cyclical process. For example......half of the paper. .....utilitarianism could be done wrong. For example, the act of stealing from the rich to give benefits to the poor will still be considered a good deed. Even though the process might be considered a crime, the purpose or outcome is still to promote the happiness of the poor; since what matters for utilitarianism are only results, not motivations nor methods – so questions arise about whether utilitarianism is unjust. However, according to Mill's arguments regarding the protests, justice actually preserves peace between people, and this is the implementation of the very definition of utilitarianism. The theory of utilitarianism can also be implemented in government nowadays in the case of creating rules and policies and especially in making decisions. , meaning that the decisions made can produce the best outcomes that will actually benefit people.