Making Political Science Matter

Debating Knowledge, Research, and Method

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
Cover of the book Making Political Science Matter by , NYU Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9780814788523
Publisher: NYU Press Publication: November 27, 2006
Imprint: NYU Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780814788523
Publisher: NYU Press
Publication: November 27, 2006
Imprint: NYU Press
Language: English

Making Political Science Matter brings together a number of prominent scholars to discuss the state of the field of Political Science. In particular, these scholars are interested in ways to reinvigorate the discipline by connecting it to present day political struggles. Uniformly well-written and steeped in a strong sense of history, the contributors consider such important topics as: the usefulness of rational choice theory; the ethical limits of pluralism; the use (and misuse) of empirical research in political science; the present-day divorce between political theory and empirical science; the connection between political science scholarship and political struggles, and the future of the discipline. This volume builds on the debate in the discipline over the significance of the work of Bent Flyvbjerg, whose book Making Social Science Matter has been characterized as a manifesto for the Perestroika Movement that has roiled the field in recent years.
Contributors include: Brian Caterino, Stewart Clegg, Bent Flyvbjerg, Mary Hawkesworth, Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, Gregory J. Kasza, David Kettler, David D. Laitin, Timothy W. Luke, Theodore R. Schatzki, Sanford F. Schram, Peregrine Schwartz-Shea, Corey S. Shdaimah, Roland W. Stahl, and Leslie Paul Thiele.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Making Political Science Matter brings together a number of prominent scholars to discuss the state of the field of Political Science. In particular, these scholars are interested in ways to reinvigorate the discipline by connecting it to present day political struggles. Uniformly well-written and steeped in a strong sense of history, the contributors consider such important topics as: the usefulness of rational choice theory; the ethical limits of pluralism; the use (and misuse) of empirical research in political science; the present-day divorce between political theory and empirical science; the connection between political science scholarship and political struggles, and the future of the discipline. This volume builds on the debate in the discipline over the significance of the work of Bent Flyvbjerg, whose book Making Social Science Matter has been characterized as a manifesto for the Perestroika Movement that has roiled the field in recent years.
Contributors include: Brian Caterino, Stewart Clegg, Bent Flyvbjerg, Mary Hawkesworth, Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, Gregory J. Kasza, David Kettler, David D. Laitin, Timothy W. Luke, Theodore R. Schatzki, Sanford F. Schram, Peregrine Schwartz-Shea, Corey S. Shdaimah, Roland W. Stahl, and Leslie Paul Thiele.

More books from NYU Press

Cover of the book After Welfare by
Cover of the book Shadowing the White Man’s Burden by
Cover of the book The Securitization of Society by
Cover of the book Civil War Citizens by
Cover of the book Leg over Leg by
Cover of the book Constitutional Stupidities, Constitutional Tragedies by
Cover of the book The Struggles of John Brown Russwurm by
Cover of the book The Right to Be Parents by
Cover of the book Kids Gone Wild by
Cover of the book Living with Brain Injury by
Cover of the book Past Imperfect by
Cover of the book In Our Hands by
Cover of the book West Indian in the West by
Cover of the book The Captain’s Widow of Sandwich by
Cover of the book Fast-Food Kids by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy