Reform Studies: Political Science on the Firing Line

In: PS: political science & politics, Band 40, Heft 4, S. 635-638

Abstract

Political science has a long tradition of research into topics such
as campaign finance and redistricting, but these separate efforts
have only recently merged into something resembling a recognizable
sub-field of political reform. One impetus for this new-found
coherence has been the emergence of recent reform concerns regarding
such matters as U.S. election administration, primary election
procedures, conflict of interest situations, ballot restrictions on
minor party candidates, and the need for transparency. The addition
of the new on top of the still-unresolved, ongoing problems has
yielded plenty of grist for the political science mill.