Political science in motion

Ramona Coman, Jean-Frédéric Morin

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What are the main trends in contemporary political science research?

This book examines recent developments in political science research. What are the new influences to which the discipline opens itself up? Is political science research converging towards a single model or splitting into different streams? What are the new challenges at the beginning of the 21st century?

This collection of essays discusses three interrelated topics: the relationship between political science and the problems of politics, the relationship between political science and other fields of research, and the transformation of the profession.

EXTRACT

The past, the present and the future of political science have always been a topic of inquiry for political scientists. This collection of essays is not the first to explore the evolution of the discipline. Since its inception, scholars of politics of all persuasions have (re)produced the story of the field as a discipline and as a profession (Farr et al. 1990: 598; Blondiaux 1997: 10; Gunnell 2002: 339; Dryzek 2002; 2006). They have explored the discipline’s relation with its social and political environment, they have questioned its epistemological and ontological specificities, and more recently they have documented its professional standards, codes, and practices. As the discipline expands in different parts of the world, the attention devoted to its evolution and development has increased. Political science is a recognized object of study and “state of the discipline” studies are flourishing.
This book seeks to contribute to these recent debates about the evolution of the discipline by exploring three interrelated themes, namely (1) the discipline’s co-evolution with politics, (2) its changing relations with sister disciplines, (3) and the transformation of its practices for knowledge production and dissemination. We argue in this volume that these topics are fundamental, as they directly address the core identity of political science.

ABOUT THIS BOOK

There is very little literature on academic journals and how they function or what they achieve and Political Science in Motion is to be welcomed as a step towards filling that gap. It is well-edited, as is evident from the cross-references between chapters. It answers some of the questions that one might want to ask, while others remain unanswered" - Wyn Grant, The London School of Economics and Political Science, Review of books

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• Publié par: Editions de l'Université de Bruxelles
• Date de parution: 06 août 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9782800416960
• Langue: English

Extrait

Political Science in Motion
EDITED BY RAMONA COMAN AND JEAN-FREDERIC MORIN

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE SERIES « SCIENCE POLITIQUE »
Pascal Delwit
IN THE SAME SERIES
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Les voix du peuple. Le comportement électoral au scrutin du 10 juin 2009 , édité par Kris Deschouwer, Pascal Delwit, Marc Hooghe et Stefaan Walgrave, 2010
Ordres et désordres au Caucase , édité par Aude Merlin et Silvia Serrano, 2010
La biodiversité sous influence? Les lobbies industriels face aux politiques internationalesd’environnement , Amandine Orsini, 2010
Revendiquer le « mariage gay ». Belgique, France, Espagne , David Paternotte, 2011
Clivages et familles politiques en Europe , Daniel-Louis Seiler, 2011
Party Membership in Europe: Exploration into the anthills of party politics , edited by Emilie van Haute, 2011
Les partis politiques en Belgique , édité par Pascal Delwit, Jean-Benoit Pilet, Emilie van Haute, 2011
Le Front national. Mutations de l’extrême droite française , édité par Pascal Delwit, 2012
L’état de la démocratie en Italie , édité par Mario Telò, Giulia Sandri et Luca Tomini, 2013
Culture et eurorégions. La coopération culturelle entre régions européennes , Thomas Perrin, 2013
Les entités fédérées belges et l’intégration des immigrés. Politiques publiques comparées , Ilke Adam, 2013
Le cumul des mandats en France: causes et conséquences , édité par Abel François et Julien Navarro, 2013
Les partis politiques en France , édité par Pascal Delwit, 2014
L’électeur local. Le comportement électoral au scrutin communal de 2012 , édité par Jean-Benoit Pilet, Ruth Dassonneville, Marc Hooghe et Sofie Marien, 2014
Nationalisme et pouvoir en République de Moldavie , Julien Danero Iglesias, 2014
Qu’est-ce que l’Europe? Essais sur la sociologie historique de Stein Rokkan , Daniel-Louis Seiler, 2014
Introduction à la science politique , Pascal Delwit, 2015, 2 e édition
 E D I T I O N S D E L ’ U N I V E R S I T E D E B R U X E L L E S
Political Science in Motion
EDITED BY RAMONA COMAN AND JEAN-FREDERIC MORIN
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À propos du livre
This book examines recent developments in political science research. What are the new influences to which the discipline opens itself up? Is political science research converging towards a single model or splitting into different streams? What are the new challenges at the beginning of the 21st century? By addressing these questions, this collection of essays discusses three interrelated topics: the relationship between political science and the problems of politics, the relationship between political science and other fields of research, and the transformation of the profession. In so doing, this volume traces the major trends in contemporary political science research since the end of the Cold War. As part of this approach, the authors rely on the academic journals as a field of investigation. Each of the eight chapters focuses on a different journal, including the American Political Science Review , West European Politics, the British Political Science Review , Security Dialogue , the Journal of Common Market Studies , International Security , Electoral Studies and the Revue française de science politique . The book is intended to scholars with an interest in the historiography of political science, the epistemology of knowledge, the sociology of the profession as well as the evolution of the field in terms of research agendas, theoretical approaches and methodological debates.
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Table of contents
List of tables and figures
List of acronyms
I NTRODUCTION . – Toward a More Eclectic, Pluralist and Cosmopolitan Political Science? Ramona C OMAN and Jean-Frédéric M ORIN
1. Politics, pluridisciplinarity and professionalization
1.1. Three challenges over the history of political science
1.2. Towards eclecticism, pluralism and cosmopolitanism?
2. Investigating scholarly journals
2.1. The benefits of exploring a discipline through its journals
2.2. Limitations in the study of scholarly journals
3. Content and orientation of this book
C HAPTER 1. – 30 Years of West European Politics : And The Winner Is… Clément J ADOT
Introduction
1. Unlocking comparative politics through the use of keywords
2. Issues that count: West European Politics through the prism of content analysis
2.1. 1978-1987: WEP’s positioning between the one and the many
2.2. 1988-1997: WEP’s tardy look at the EU
2.3. 1998-2007: Forging ahead
2.4. 1978-2008: West European Politics , from “ splendide isolement ” to ongoing internationalization
3. From content to challenges: questioning the core values of European comparative politics
3.1. Political parties in the 21 st century: old dogs, new tricks?
3.2. West European Politics opening up: one step at a time
Conclusion
C HAPTER 2. – Assessing Party Research Decline: A View from the British Journal of Political Science Caroline C LOSE
Introduction
1. Data and methods
2. Assessing the decline in party research: a view from the British Journal of Political Science
2.1. General perspectives
2.2. The three faces of parties
3. Is party research in decline?
C HAPTER 3. – Context Sensitivity and Biases in Political Science: the Case of Economic Voting Studies in the Journal Electoral Studies Lidia N ÚÑEZ
Introduction
1. The impact of the context and its consequences
2. The method: systematic analysis and its advantages
3. The theory put to the test: economic voting
3.1. Methodological notes
3.2. Changes in treatment of the issue in the journal: an unbiased evolution?
3.3. The big two
Conclusions
C HAPTER 4. – Toward the Inclusion of Political-Philosophical Articles in the Revue Française de Science Politique : Is a Return Possible? Manuel C ERVERA -M ARZAL
Introduction
1. Methodological clarifications
2. Political philosophy in the RFSP : subject to fluctuating tendencies
3. A preference for liberal political philosophy?
4. The myth of ethnocentrism
Conclusion: back to the “glorious twenty” years of political philosophy in the RFSP
C HAPTER 5. – Elmer Recast: the Patchwork of EU Theories within the Journal of Common Market Studies Camille K ELBEL
Introduction
1. One train may conceal another: a theoretical framework to the study of theories
1.1. European integration theories and their internal shifts: the EU as an international organization
1.2. Comparative and governance approaches: the EU as an experiment in political science research
2. Methodology
2.1. Research question and hypotheses
2.2. Data collection
3. Analysis and findings
3.1. Patchwork or mosaic?
3.2. The state of the original elephant
Conclusion
C HAPTER 6. – International Security and the Evolution of Security Studies: Between Mutual Influence and Autonomy Lorenzo A NGELINI
Introduction
1. Methodology and preliminary comments
2. International Security : who publishes?
3. International Security articles – between policy and theory
Conclusion
C HAPTER 7. – Security Dialogue on the Edge of International Security Studies: Uncovering a Process of Innovation Krystel W ANNEAU
Introduction
1. The editorial line: journals as the gatekeepers of a scientific field
1.1. Blurred lines: journals, disciplines and the field
1.2. A niche journal: identity, prestige and satisfaction
1.3. A gatekeeper and social performer: the editorship of Security Dialogue
2. Theoretical framework and method of the longitudinal study: quantitative data for qualitative analysis
2.1. Reflexive theoretical framework
2.2. Data collection and coding
3. Results analysis
3.1. Trends in the editorial line and the profusion of concepts
3.2. Choices made: an implicit hierarchy amongst sectors?
3.3. Qualitative interpretations: the journal as a research practice, field maturity and the widening and deepening of security
Conclusion
C HAPTER 8. – How the World Speaks about American Politics: A Political Sociology of the American Political Science Review Marie-Catherine W AVREILLE
Introduction
1. Toward a merger of European and American political science?
2. American-based scholars dominate journal articles on American politics
3. A sociological profile: who are the non-Americans contributing to American politics?
3.1. The 1980s: Olsen, Shamir, Opp, Kawato, Hibbs, Budge and Laver
3.2. The 1990s: Lis