TY - BOOK AU - Stoker,Gerry AU - Peters,B.Guy AU - Pierre,Jon TI - The relevance of political science T2 - Political analysis SN - 97811137609441 (pbk.) U1 - 320 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - Palgrave KW - Political science KW - Philosophy KW - fast N1 - 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 UR - https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016303929-b.html UR - https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016303929-d.html UR - https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016303929-t.html ER -