Academics Outside the Academy
In: The Forum: a journal of applied research in contemporary politics, Band 8, Heft 3
ISSN: 1540-8884
Relative to other social scientists, political scientists seem disengaged from the political world outside the academy. In this article, I suggest that this is regrettable, arguing that such service is beneficial both for scholarship and for society at large. I examine two such forms of outside service: writing for a blog and working in a political party. I examine the potential pitfalls and benefits from such service.