Politics and Progress

The Emergence of American Political Science

Dennis J. Mahoney (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

180 Seiten

2004
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-0655-6 (ISBN)

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In Politics and Progress, author Dennis J. 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. According to Mahoney, American political science borrowed its ideas from European, especially German, political science. Subsequently, it was influenced by the notion of scientific progress as exemplified in the writings of American pragmatists and progressivist politics. Mahoney notes that institutionalization in the American academy necessarily required the displacement of earlier approaches to politics, including the tradition of political philosophy and the political science of the American founding. As the discipline grew, it was characterized by its drive toward organization and professionalism, the study of administration (as contrasted with policymaking) and a seemingly ceaseless quest for a distinctive scientifically oriented methodology. These characteristics are maintained in contemporary mainstream political science. Politics and Progress marks an important chapter in American intellectual history and is a vital resource for political scientists researching their roots.

Dennis J. Mahoney is a practicing attorney in California and Adjunct Professor, University of California - Riverside and California State University, San Bernardino.

Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Origins and Influences Chapter 3 German Political Science Chapter 4 Pragmatism Chapter 5 Progressivism Part 6 The Old Political Science Chapter 7 Political Philosophy Chapter 8 Declaration of Independence Chapter 9 The Constitution Part 10 The New Political Science Chapter 11 Professional Organization Chapter 12 Administration Chapter 13 Methodology Chapter 14 Conclusion

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.3.2004
Vorwort	Harry V. Jaffa
Sprache	englisch
Maße	164 x 240 mm
Gewicht	408 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-7391-0655-4 / 0739106554
ISBN-13	978-0-7391-0655-6 / 9780739106556
Zustand	Neuware