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Political science has been a central part of my life for over half a century. This essay records thoughts about the discipline, what it has given me, and what I hope I have given it. It records my entrance into the field and the direction of my work, and offers a personal review of the nature of political science. Using my own work as the examples, it traces the evolution of comparative survey research as a method. And it outlines a list of works on citizen voice and political equality. It focuses as well on the openness and breadth of the discipline, two of its finest virtues. Adapted from the source document.

IN RECENT YEARS THE JOURNALS HAVE PUBLISHED AN INCREASING NUMBER OF ARTICLES WHICH PRESENT OR UTILIZE FORMAL MODELS OF POLITICAL BEHAVIOR AND POLITICAL PROCESSES. AT PRESENT, HOWEVER,THIS RESEARCH PROBABLY REACHE ONLY A SMALL AUDIENCE.

This article first reviews the history of political science teaching in Europe before going on to consider a range of recent developments in the teaching of political science, including cross-national joint programmes; technologically enhanced learning; placement learning and problem-based learning. The last section considers a range of issues facing political science teachers, including financial pressures; EU and national government policies; Bologna and quality assurance. The article concludes by suggesting that particular attention needs to be paid to what is taught at master's and doctoral levels.

In a relatively short period of time, Romanian political science has made considerable progress, moving from virtual obscurity to unchallenged local prominence. This article examines the efforts to date to institutionalize political science as a separate teaching and research discipline by presenting recently established political science university-level programs, the major groups of authors carrying out research on political phenomena and the recurrent themes emerging from relevant literature. Though the present article is concerned mainly with current developments, occasional references to the political science's position during the communist period are also made. (European Journal of Political Research / FUB)

An examination of the use of formal models in political science, focusing on perceptions, goals, & standards of those who construct or employ formal models in their research. To this end is presented (1) the description & illustration of the use of formal models, (2) the explanation of why some believe that the construction of models is a useful research method, (3) the identification of subfields in which models exist & suggestions for others where models should exist, (4) the dicusssion of various types of existing models, & (5) the presentation of some basic critical standards according to which research that involves models can be judged. 3 Figures. Modified HA.

It has now been four years of contested elections for the Council of
the Association. In this note we ask: What can we learn about these
elections from a political science perspective?

The subject matter of what has been traditionally considered central to political science, namely, power and government, has been stolen by Foucault while central trends in the discipline as a whole have departed markedly from serious engagement with those topics. Yet Foucault's discussions and analyses of power and government are so original, so striking in their import not only for the way we do political science, but for our lives, thought, and practices as scholars, that his work ought by now to have become a focal point for the resurrection of these topics and their restoration to centrality in the discipline.