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Experiments offer a useful methodological tool to examine issues of importance to political scientists. The historical and cultural differences between experiments in behavioral economics and social psychology are discussed. Issues of central concern to experimentalists are covered, including impact versus control, mundane versus experimental realism, internal versus external validity, deception, and laboratory versus field experiments. Advantages and disadvantages of experimentation are summarized.

This concise volume explores the evolution and current status of African American political action. Focusing on distinct types of activity, it charts the unique development of African Americans as they progressed from slaves to citizens to wielders of evergrowing influence

Prospect theory is the most influential behavioral theory of choice in the social sciences. Its creators won a Nobel Prize in economics, & it is largely responsible for the booming field of behavioral economics. Although international relations theorists who study security have used prospect theory extensively, Americanists, comparativists, & political economists have shown little interest in it. The dominant explanation for political scientists' tepid response focuses on the theoretical problems with extending a theory devised in the lab to explain political decisions in the field. This essay focuses on these problems & reviews suggested solutions. It suggests that prospect theory's failure to ignite the imagination of more political scientists probably results from their aversion to behavioral assumptions & not from problems unique to prospect theory. 92 References. Adapted from the source document.

Intro -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Donatella Campus, Gianfranco Pasquino and Martin Bull -- Chapter 1 - Gabriel A. Almond: Comparative Politics and Political Development -- Gianfranco Pasquino -- Chapter 2 - Raymond Aron or the Three Dimensions of Political Science: Critical Philosophy of History, Political Sociology and Theory of International Relations -- Stephen Launay -- Chapter 3 - Philip Converse: Normalising the Vote and Voting Studies -- Jocelyn Evans -- Chapter 4 - Maurice Duverger: A Law, a Hypothesis and a Paradox -- Robert Elgie -- Chapter 5 - Stanley Hoffmann: Managing the Unmanageable: A Concern for World Order -- Martin A. Schain -- Chapter 6 - Paul Lazarsfeld: The Founder of Empirical Electoral Research -- Donatella Campus -- Chapter 7 - Arend Lijphart: Power Sharing and the Pursuit of a Kinder and Gentler Democratic Society -- Hans Keman -- Chapter 8 - Elinor Ostrom: Politics as Problem-Solving in Polycentric Settings -- Michael D. McGinnis -- Chapter 9 - William H. Riker: and the Building of a Science of Politics (Positive Political Theory) -- Daniela Giannetti -- Chapter 10 - Stein Rokkan: The Macro-Sociological Fresco of State, Nation and Democracy in Europe -- Daniele Caramani -- Chapter 11 - Susan Strange: The Authority of Questioning -- Eugenia Baroncelli.

Unlike other racial groups in the USA, Native American tribes are political entities. This volume surveys American Indian contributions to the democratic process and the political power that tribes and individual leaders have wielded ever since the first Europeans stepped on American soil.

This volume addresses the 'question of power' in current constructivist securitisation studies. How can power relations that affect security and insecurity be analysed from both a transdisciplinary and historical point of view? The volume brings together contributions from history, art history, political science, sociology, cultural anthropology and law in order to determine the role of conceptions of power in securitisation studies, which has tended to be dealt with implicitly thus far. Using conceptual theoretical essays and historical case studies that cover the period from the 16th to the 21st century, this book portrays the dominant paradigms of critical security studies, which mostly stem from the field of international relations and see the state as a major focal point in securitisation, in a new light.

Prof Christian Schuster's Inaugural Lecture.

Good governance is essential, but governance reforms in the global south often fail. This lecture asks why. One increasingly popular view is that the strategy adopted by international development organisations – which focuses on advancing 'global best practice' laws – is fundamentally flawed and that solutions need to be home-grown. This lecture challenges that perspective.

The Major Brent Taylor Foundation Gala The opening reception for the Brent Taylor Leadership Legacy Gala was held on Saturday, November 6, 2021. Among the honored scholarship attendees were three BYU students: Kray Jubeck and Zeke Peters (recipients this year), and Harrison Mayer (last year). Each recipient (and his wife) stood next to a large […]