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In this event, David Lammy MP (Shadow Secretary of State for Justice), Subhadra Das (UCL Collections) and Professor Tim Cole (Chair of the #WeAreBristol History Commission) will discuss the current situation with our statues and public spaces, their thoughts about the summer's protests and their ideas for the practical politics of how we move forward from here.
In: Review of policy research, Volume 9, Issue 2, p. 232-246
ISSN: 1541-1338
The bad news is that critics of the quantitative movement in policy and political science are right (so far). Widely accepted quantitative models of politics promote cynicism and counter‐productive uses of government power. Mainstream social science provides a perverse basis for policy analysis. The good news is that there is no sound scientific reason for the schism between so called "empirical" and "normative" theories of politics. Traditional theories of politics, which show how government power can be used to serve the public interest, can be quantified and tested as empirical theory. The resulting scientific normative theory provides a constructive foundation for policy analysis.
In: PS: political science & politics, Volume 25, Issue 3, p. 565-568
In: Perspectives on politics, Volume 21, Issue 2, p. 413-417
ISSN: 1541-0986
Each year we have the honor to publish an article version of the APSA Presidential Address. In the six years we have done this John Ishiyama is the first comparativist whose work we have featured in this capacity. He presently holds an appointment as University Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas. John has long been a fixture in the subfield of comparative politics for his contributions on democratization, political parties, and ethnic politics in both the post-Soviet region and Africa. He has also written extensively on teaching, publishing, and assessment in political science. He has published over 150 articles. And while the outlets and subject matter are too diverse to summarize succinctly, we do want to mention that "The Politics of Intercountry Adoption: Explaining Variation in the Legal Requirements of Sub-Saharan African Countries," coauthored with Marijke Breuning, won the 2010 APSA Heinz Eulau Award for Best Journal Article published in Perspectives on Politics during the previous year (2009).
In: PS: political science & politics, Volume 38, Issue 1, p. 6-7
I am pleased to have the opportunity to respond to Oren, Ozminkowski, and Strake's
comments on my recent article on myths about the physical sciences. All of them in my
judgment either misperceive parts of my original argument or raise concerns that allow me to
extend that argument. To the degree that others share their views, this essay may address
widespread differences of opinion or misperceptions about these matters.
In: European journal of political research: official journal of the European Consortium for Political Research, Volume 20, Issue 3-4, p. 301-322
ISSN: 1475-6765
In: European journal of political research: official journal of the European Consortium for Political Research, Volume 20, Issue 3-4, p. 413-424
ISSN: 1475-6765
In: Philippine political science journal, Volume 3, Issue 1, p. 53-60
ISSN: 2165-025X
In: The Western political quarterly, Volume 22, Issue 3, p. 681
ISSN: 1938-274X
In: European journal of political research: official journal of the European Consortium for Political Research, Volume 20, Issue 3-4, p. 301
ISSN: 0304-4130
In: European journal of political research: official journal of the European Consortium for Political Research, Volume 20, Issue 3-4, p. 413
ISSN: 0304-4130
In: European journal of political research: official journal of the European Consortium for Political Research, Volume 20, Issue 3-4
ISSN: 0304-4130
In: PS: political science & politics, Volume 42, Issue 2, p. 365-366
ISSN: 0030-8269, 1049-0965
In: Citizenship and the law series