The Science of the State

Race, Class, and National Identity in US Political Science, 1835 to 1945
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-11-159929-8
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 405 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 723 g

Reihe: Class, Power, and the State in the 21st Century

traces the origins of US political science as it emerged from the paradigm of post-Hegelian nineteenth century Germany, particularly through the influence of Johann Caspar Bluntschli, Wilhelm G. F. Roscher, and Ludwig von Gumplowicz. The US science of the state emphasized three concepts – race, class, and national identity – which generated two competing theories of the state: a metaphysical theory of the state anchored in the concept of race, and an economic theory of the state anchored in the concept of class. By the 1920s, a new sociological theory of the state laid the foundations for a paradigm shift from the science of the state to pluralism in US political science. The author suggests that the origins of US political science structured its development as a dialectical conflict between the official discipline’s ideological defense of economic and racial inequality and a critical political science, which challenged the structural inequalities of US capitalism and liberal democracy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barrow, Clyde W.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Über Autor(innen)

Clyde W. Barrow is Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley and recipient of the 2022 Charles A. McCoy Career Achievement Award. He has written eight books and published 126 peer reviewed book chapters and journal articles. Barrow has served as Managing Editor for the , Associate Editor for , and as an editorial board member for four other journals.