Political Science in History: Research Programs and Political Traditions - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521474221 ISBN 13: 9780521474221

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Synopsis

In the social disciplines there is a growing movement to use disciplinary history as a means of accounting for the present status and possible futures of various modes of social and political inquiry. In this collection of essays, a number of political scientists take up the challenge of disciplinary history by exploring a range of themes and movements that have shaped academic political science today. These essays should be of interest to any student of the social disciplines who is interested in understanding both the development of modern political science and its current concerns.

About this title

Book Description:

This collection of essays explores a range of themes and movements that have shaped contemporary academic political science. They reflect the growing movement to use disciplinary history as a means of accounting for the present status and possible futures of various modes of social and political inquiry.

From the Back Cover:

This is a book on American political science. The various essays cover an expansive set of research programs, political traditions, methodological agendas, and intellectual debates. The book is intended to invite reflection on the history of American political science.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0521474221
• ISBN 13: 9780521474221
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 378
• Editor: Dryzek John S., Farr James, Leonard Stephen T.