ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the authors introduce the behavioral approach as a relatively, influential intellectual development in law and policy that may be regarded as imperialistic. They aim to note that the behavioral approach can be seen a manifestation of a longer trend within the legal sciences and show why this observation matters for the discussion of scientific imperialism. The presents the debate on scientific imperialism to bear on these developments. They propose an amended account of scientific imperialism. The account builds upon Uskali Maki's notion of imperialism of standing by considering the concrete consequences of scientific trespassing. This calls for the empirical analysis of the position and power that certain theories or research programs can gain. The account considers the importance of the notion of scientific progress for defining scientific imperialism. The authors analyze the behavioral approach in light of their account of scientific imperialism.
