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Anhand von vier deutsch-amerikanischen Politikwissenschaftlern werden Formen einer emigrationsspezifischen Wirkungsgeschichte vorgestellt. Dabei geht es um das Feld der internationalen Beziehungen in der politischen Wissenschaft. Für die Position und den Einfluß von H. Kelsen wird festgestellt, daß er über die nationalstaatliche Begrenzung des Rechts und der Staatstheorie hinausging und das Völkerrecht über das Staatsrecht setzte. Seine Arbeit fand keinen Eingang in die Politikwissenschaft. Person und Werk J. Morgenthaus werden als Gegentypus dargestellt. Ein konservatives Menschenbild, konkrete Analysen der internationalen Beziehungen und der politischen Kultur brachten in seinem Fall eine enge Verknüpfung von Politikwissenschaft und politischem System. Der Kelsen-Schüler und dezidierte Liberaldemokrat J. Herz hielt an einer sehr viel positiveren Einstellung zur normativ-kritischen Dimension der Politikwissenschaft fest und brachte es gleichwohl zu einer markanten Position im amerikanischen Wissenschaftssystem. Die vergleichende Regierungslehre wird am Beispiel von K. Deutsch erläutert. Wissenstransfer und Akkulturation werden als entscheidende Begriffe für die sozialwissenschaftliche Erforschung der Formen und Inhalte der politikwissenschaftlichen Emigration betrachtet. (HA)

A discussion of the impact of international migration on international relations considers how state actions shape population movements; what causes population movements to result in cooperation or conflicts; & how governments respond to population flows. It is suggested that the response of a state to international migration often affects that state's relations with other countries; a state's exit/entry rules affect international migration; & international migrants often become a political force in their country of destination. The concept of sovereignty as it relates to neoclassical economic ideas is explored to help shed light on how states influence international migration. The most common types of entry/exit rules are described to illustrate how they influence the magnitude, composition, & directionality of international migration, as well as relations between states. Consideration is also given to the political impact of international migrants on migration policies & how notions of sovereignty are being transformed under the new global realities. J. Lindroth

A discussion of the impact of international migration on international relations considers how state actions shape population movements; what causes population movements to result in cooperation or conflicts; & how governments respond to population flows. It is suggested that the response of a state to international migration often affects that state's relations with other countries; a state's exit/entry rules affect international migration; & international migrants often become a political force in their country of destination. The concept of sovereignty as it relates to neoclassical economic ideas is explored to help shed light on how states influence international migration. The most common types of entry/exit rules are described to illustrate how they influence the magnitude, composition, & directionality of international migration, as well as relations between states. Consideration is also given to the political impact of international migrants on migration policies & how notions of sovereignty are being transformed under the new global realities. J. Lindroth

Zunächst wird ein Überblick über verschiedene nationale und internationale Ansätze zum Bereich "Primary Science" gegeben. Näher dargestellt werden Ansätze aus den USA, aus der Schweiz, aus England und aus Deutschland. Der Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf Unterrichtskonzeptionen für den Primarbereich. Die mit diesen Konzepten verbundenen Aufgaben für die Qualifizierung von Lehrkräften und die damit verbundenen Probleme werden aufgezeigt. Was Science - Unterricht in der Primarstufe auf Seiten der Schüler sowohl im Hinblick auf kognitive Leistungen als auch im Hinblick auf motivationale Wirkungen erreichen kann, wird anhand der Ergebnisse eines eigenen Forschungsprojektes berichtet. Der letzte Teil des Beitrags wendet sich der Frage zu, wie ein anspruchsvoller science-Unterricht im Primarbereich unter Berücksichtigung der gegebenen Randbedingungen implementiert werden könnte. Auch zu dieser Frage werden erste Forschungsergebnisse berichtet.

Characterizing various approaches according to "elective affinities" shared in practice, considered is how historical institutionalism defines research agendas & develops explanations. Substantive agendas, temporal arguments (historical process), & attention to context & configuration characterize historical institutionalism; these aspects are detailed to identify distinctive core strategies & discern the advantages & limits of the approach relative to others employed in empirical political science. In conclusion, broad issues of empirical research method & strategies of knowledge cumulation are addressed. J. Zendejas

The extent to which agents acting on behalf of the state are constrained by internal & external factors is examined. Literature on the influence of various factors on state decision making is reviewed, & constraints that affect state decision making on foreign policy are identified: agent views & inclinations; agent positions in the state structure; state political & legal foundations; & state economic, historical, & geographical position in relation to other states. International diplomatic standards, global law, international morality, different regimes, & global institutions also influence state decision making. Although none of the aforementioned constraints are absolutes, it is concluded that successful foreign policy requires the balancing of freedom & necessity. 34 References. J. W. Parker

Discusses the value of field experimentation in political science. The key features of experiments are elaborated, demonstrating why well-conducted experiments are more persuasive arbiters of causality than comparable nonexperimental research. Issues arising in the design & analysis of experiments in the field & laboratory are addressed, scrutinizing literature featuring both types of investigation. Applications for field experimentation are considered before attending to the leading criticisms against experimentation centered on the inability to manipulate key political variables, cost & logistics, external & internal validity, generation of contradictory results, production of no clear-cut sense of causality in some cases, the capacity to narrow the scope of inquiry, & ethics. These criticisms are found wanting, & it is argued that randomized intervention into real-world settings should be a prominent methodology. J. Zendejas