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By way of introducing a collection of essays devoted to assessing the state of the discipline of political science, US political science is scrutinized. Key elements contained in its genesis are delineated: formal institutions, public administration, & law; a focus on Wilsonian political liberalism; & a commitment to the scientific project & a pragmatic view of the modern state. Attention turns to approaches guiding theorists & the staple questions driving inquiry: eg, state-society linkages, political citizenship, participation, choice, power, & state institutional functioning. While advancing, the state of the discipline is deemed wanting, as key questions remain unresolved. Further, the single model of the liberal democratic state that has emerged must now be reckoned with in the current insecure global environment. J. Zendejas