The Development of Political Science

by Easton,David; Easton,David

• ISBN13: 9780415056236
• ISBN10: 0415056233
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781134935239
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1991-06-18
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The study of the development of political science represents a growing field.The Development of Political Scienceis the first comprehensive discussion of the subject in a comparative international perspective. The book begins with a discussion of the historiography of the discipline in the United States, the country which has been at the forefront of the field, and goes on to examine Western Europe as a focus for discussion, with studies of other areas such as China and Africa. The international approach taken here emphasizes the contributors' vision of political science as a growing transnational body of knowledge. In presenting their critical analysis of the state of the field, the contributors aim to further the study of the development of the discipline in the countries of discussion. The resulting study is one which will be of interest not only to political scientists, but to all those concerned with the development of the social sciences.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Historiography of American Political Science	p. 13
The Development of Political Science	p. 34
The Interaction of the State and Political Science in Canada	p. 59
Cultural and Contextual Constraints upon the Development of Political Science in Great Britain	p. 93
Notes	p. 106
Political Development and Political Science in West Germany	p. 108
References	p. 126
The Development and Institutionalization of Political Science in Italy	p. 127
French Political Science and Its 'subfields'	p. 147
References	p. 183
Political Science in the Nordic Countries	p. 187
Notes	p. 198
Political Science in Contemporary Spain	p. 201
The Sociology of Political Science in the People's Republic of China	p. 223
Political Science in 'Anglophone' Africa	p. 252
Political Science in the United States	p. 275
References	p. 291
Index	p. 292
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