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The relevance of political science / edited by Gerry Stoker, B. Guy Peters and Jon Pierre.

Contributor(s): Stoker, Gerry [editor.] | Peters, B. Guy [editor.] | Pierre, Jon [editor.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Macmillan education | Political analysis (Palgrave (Firm))Publication details: New York : Palgrave, 2015Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 282 p ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 97811137609441 (pbk.)Subject(s): Political science -- Philosophy | Political science -- PhilosophyDDC classification: 320 Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only
Contents:
Introduction -- Challenging Three Blockages to Relevance and Political Science: the Obvious, the Avoidable and the Thorny / Gerry Stoker -- The Relevance of Relevance / John Gerring -- 3. Relevant to whom? Relevant for what? The Role and Public Responsibility of the Political Analyst / Colin Hay -- The Rediscovery of the Political Imagination / Matthew Flinders -- Guilty as Charged? Human Well-Being and the Unsung Relevance of Political Science / Bo Rothstein -- Why Did Nobody Warn Us? Political Science and the Crisis / Graham Wilson -- The Relevance of the Academic Study of Public Policy / Sarah Giest, Michael Howlett and Ishani Mukherjee -- Why Political Theory Matters / Thom Brooks -- Constructivism and Interpretive Approaches : Especially Relevant or Especially Not? / Craig Parsons -- Is Comparative Politics Useful? If so, for What? / B. Guy Peters -- Can Political Science Solve the Puzzles of Global Governance? / Jon Pierre -- Maximising the Relevance of Political Science for Public Policy in the Era of Big Data / Helen Margetts -- Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-261) and index.

Introduction -- Challenging Three Blockages to Relevance and Political Science: the Obvious, the Avoidable and the Thorny / Gerry Stoker -- The Relevance of Relevance / John Gerring -- 3. Relevant to whom? Relevant for what? The Role and Public Responsibility of the Political Analyst / Colin Hay -- The Rediscovery of the Political Imagination / Matthew Flinders -- Guilty as Charged? Human Well-Being and the Unsung Relevance of Political Science / Bo Rothstein -- Why Did Nobody Warn Us? Political Science and the Crisis / Graham Wilson -- The Relevance of the Academic Study of Public Policy / Sarah Giest, Michael Howlett and Ishani Mukherjee -- Why Political Theory Matters / Thom Brooks -- Constructivism and Interpretive Approaches : Especially Relevant or Especially Not? / Craig Parsons -- Is Comparative Politics Useful? If so, for What? / B. Guy Peters -- Can Political Science Solve the Puzzles of Global Governance? / Jon Pierre -- Maximising the Relevance of Political Science for Public Policy in the Era of Big Data / Helen Margetts -- Conclusion.

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