Umfang:
XIV, 282 S.
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graph. Darst.
ISBN:
9780230201095
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9780230201088
Serie:
Political analysis
Inhalt:
"What does political science tell us about important real-world problems and issues? And to what extent does and can political analysis contribute to solutions? This is the challenge addressed by leading political scientists in this original text which will be essential reading for students and scholars alike"--
Inhalt:
"What does political science tell us about important real-world problems and issues? And to what extent does and can political analysis contribute to solutions? This is the challenge addressed by leading political scientists in this original text which will be essential reading for students and scholars alike"--
Anmerkung:
Literaturverzeichnis: 227-261, Index
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Machine generated contents note: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.
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Politologie
Schlagwort(e):
Politische Wissenschaft
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Aufsatzsammlung
Mehr zum Autor:
Peters, B. Guy 1944-
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