Politics and Progress The Emergence of American Political Science

by Mahoney, Dennis J.; Jaffa, Harry V.

• ISBN13: 9780739106563
• ISBN10: 0739106562
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-13
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

Mahoney describes the emergence of American political science as a separate academic discipline in the era between the Civil War and the First World War, with the pivotal event of the founding of the American Political Science Association in 1903. His book, a testament to the integrity of American political science, chronicles its intellectual and cultural development.

Author Biography

Dennis J. Mahoney is an Adjunct Professor at the University of California-Riverside and California State University-San Bernardino.

Table of Contents

Foreword,	ix
Harry V. Jaffa
Introduction	1	(18)
PART I ORIGINS AND INFLUENCES
Chapter 1 German Political Science	19	(14)
Chapter 2 Pragmatism	33	(14)
Chapter 3 Progressivism	47	(14)
PART II THE OLD POLITICAL SCIENCE
Chapter 4 Political Philosophy	61	(14)
Chapter 5 Declaration of Independence	75	(14)
Chapter 6 The Constitution	89	(18)
PART III THE NEW POLITICAL SCIENCE
Chapter 7 Professional Organization	107	(12)
Chapter 8 Methodology	119	(14)
Chapter 9 Public Administration	133	(12)
Conclusion	145	(8)
Bibliography	153	(10)
Index	163	(4)
About the Author	167