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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Role of Science in Public Life -- The Ethical Considerations of Science Education -- Scientific Standards Should Be Set in the Courtroom -- Effective Communication with the Public Is Necessary for Scientific Awareness -- Public Relations Campaigns Can Manipulate Scientific Research -- Manufacturers Can Produce Misleading Scientific Research to Protect Themselves -- How Policymakers Can Adapt to Climate Change -- The Nature and Politics of Scientific Debates in America -- The Difference Between Science and Politics -- The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Using Obstruction and Deception to Fight the EPA -- State-Level Regulation to Combat Climate Change -- The Importance of Grassroots Movements in Mobilizing Environmental Action -- A Cultural Change Is Necessary to Fight Climate Change -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover

Discusses subject matter and research methods of political science and describes ways in which political science research has aided policy makers nationally and internationally, brought benefits to humanity, and provided knowledge critical to other fields of study; 7 articles. Contents: Evaluating political science research: information for buyers and sellers, by Arthur Lupia; Strategies for preventive diplomacy and conflict resolution: scholarship for policy making, by Alexander L. George; Government formation and public policy, by Michael Laver; Political science and fundamental research, by Michael C. Munger; The danger of self-evident truths, by Elinor Ostrom; Contributions of survey research to political science, by Henry E. Brady; The contributions of international politics research to policy, by Randolph M. Siverson.

While tensions may lie between science and policy, we argue that dissemination and public engagement are key in alleviating those perceived tensions. Science being valued by society results in fact-based policy-making being demanded by constituents. Constituents' demands will yield representatives who are familiar with the scientific process and research to inform policy decisions.

Early in its development, political science established itself as part of modern secular authority, with something to say about government and politics. This achievement did not, though, lead to much noticeable impact on governance and policy, with the exception of administrative reforms. The past five decades have witnessed impressive growth in influence, as political science self-confidently embraced an idea-driven policy science. Political behaviorism, fashioned as a response to the loss of Enlightenment naiveté, was a political as well as a science project, and its successes, on both fronts, drew many to a new type of policy science. A leading example is neoconservatism, whose practioner political scientists linked new political ideas with applied social science as a basis for challenging assumptions of the regulatory welfare state. By the end of the twentieth century, political science had returned to its earliest mission(s)—building a better science and strengthening democratic practice.

Political scientists continue to describe judicial structure in terms of organization charts and formal rules. Attention is focused almost exclusively on the Supreme Court. The judiciary is described as outside the group struggle, above and apart from the accommodation process of interest groups. This procedure is inadequate. The judiciary should be viewed in terms of the larger political and social context. A political science of public law can be developed by studying the judiciary as a facet in the group struggle and by relating the activities of judges to that of other groups. E. Scott.