Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 380 g
Reihe: Political Analysis
Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 380 g
Reihe: Political Analysis
ISBN: 978-0-230-20109-5
Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
A robust defence is offered of the achievements of political science research, but the book is not overly sanguine given its sustained recognition of the need for improvement in the way that political science is done. New insights are provided into the general issues raised by relevance, into blockages to relevance, and into the contributions that the different subfields of political science can and do make. The book concludes with a new manifesto for relevance that seeks to combine a commitment to rigour with a commitment to engagement.
Zielgruppe
Lower undergraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction; the Editors.- PART I.- 1. Challenging Three Blockages to Relevance and Political Science: the Obvious, the Avoidable and the Thorny; Gerry Stoker.- 2. The Relevance of Relevance; John Gerring.- 3. Relevant to whom? Relevant for what? The Role and Public Responsibility of the Political Analyst; Colin Hay.- 4. The Rediscovery of the Political Imagination; Matthew Flinders.- 5. Guilty as Charged? Human Well-Being and the Unsung Relevance of Political Science; Bo Rothstein.- 6. Why Did Nobody Warn US? Political Science and the Crisis; Graham Wilson.- PART II.- 7. The Relevance of the Academic Study of Public Policy; Sarah Giest, Michael Howlett and Ishani Mukherjee.- 8. Why Political Theory Matters; Thom Brooks.- 9. Constructivism and Interpretive Approaches: Especially Relevant or Especially Not?; Craig Parsons.- 10. Is Comparative Politics Useful? If so, for What?; B. Guy Peters.- 11. Can Political Science Solve the Puzzles of Global Governance?; Jon Pierre.- 12. Maximising the Relevance of Political Science for Public Policy in the Era of Big Data; Helen Margetts.- Conclusion; the Editors.