There are numerous methods that can be used to approach the study of political analysis, from techniques that involve the application of complex scientific systems to the less empirical methods such as the rational choice theory. The benefit of the rational choice theory in the field of political science has been a subject of much debate as it has been suggested that the approach that the theory takes is unable to produce firm results with …showed first 75 words of 719 total…

…showed last 75 words of 719 total…can gain control will ally so that the goal of ultimate power can be achieved without having to share the power too widely. However, his method is based upon the assumption that politics can be likened to a competitive game in which there are a set of definite winners and losers and there is always an incentive to form alliances. Like all rational theorists, the assumptions he makes are easily questionable and open to criticism.