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List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction-- M.T.Witt & A.P.Kakabadse State Crimes Against Democracy: A Clarification of Connotations-- J.Dixon, S.Spehr & J.Burke Normalizing the SCAD Heuristic-- C.Hinson From a Fabric of Suspicion: The U.S. Constitution and Other Founding Dilemmas-- L.deHaven-Smith Auditing Moral Hazards for the Post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) Leadership-- A.Kakabadse, A.Kouzmin, N.K.Kakabadse & N.Mouraviev Ideal Typing (in)visible Power in the Context of Oligarchic Isomorphisms-- A.Kouzmin The Social Construction of Race, Inequality and the Invisible Role of the State-- C.Jensen Unlimited & Unchecked Power: The Use of Secret Evidence Law-- M.G.Alkadry American Military-Education Convergence: Designing the Failure of Public Education-- R.Simnjanovski Privatising Vulnerability: The Downside to Shareholder-Value Maximization-- N.K.Kakabadse & A.Kakabadse The Determination of Behavioural Patterns in Tourism Destinations through Terrorism: Lessons from Crete, Greece-- N.V.Pappas Cultural Narratives, Early Occupy Movement, and the TEA Party: Are revolts against E-SCAD and SCAD-- D.S Kuku-Siemons, J.Johannesson & H.Siemons SCAD Alert: Occupy Wall Street is to Capitalism what Labor Unions were to Communism - a Systemic Contradiction that can be neither Swallowed nor Spit Out-- M.Witt Index

Discusses subject matter and research methods of political science and describes ways in which political science research has aided policy makers nationally and internationally, brought benefits to humanity, and provided knowledge critical to other fields of study; 7 articles. Contents: Evaluating political science research: information for buyers and sellers, by Arthur Lupia; Strategies for preventive diplomacy and conflict resolution: scholarship for policy making, by Alexander L. George; Government formation and public policy, by Michael Laver; Political science and fundamental research, by Michael C. Munger; The danger of self-evident truths, by Elinor Ostrom; Contributions of survey research to political science, by Henry E. Brady; The contributions of international politics research to policy, by Randolph M. Siverson.

This article argues that a public affairs plan is essential for any organisation to prevail in their competitive struggles for policy influence. We propose a seven-step approach to devising a public affairs plan based on scientific findings and practical experience. The article maintains that any public affairs plan should be rooted in scientific, evidence-based and practical insights. The different components of the plan-situation analysis, goals, alliances, audiences, messages, channels and impact measurement-should all be attuned to one another and to the context of the policy file. Each SMART objective should serve as a red thread throughout the different components of the plan. The plan should be realistic in terms of goals, time and costs. It should be flexible enough to withstand exogenous shocks and crises. Those who fail to start with a written plan will bounce around and be driven by the moment. An evidence-based public affairs plan, in contrast, provides purpose and direction and will increase the chances of securing policy success.

Modern political science, as a discipline, has failed to recognize the crisis of public philosophy. This may stem from the fact that modern political science is based on hostility toward constitutionalism & that the crisis of public philosophy has been influenced by a correlating crisis of constitutionalism in the US. A divide has developed between those who support constitutionalism & those who support the administrative state. Meanwhile, though the Constitution continues to influence contemporary politics, a reliance on constitutionalism is no longer sufficient. The Constitution never pretended to be the means by which a "good society" would be constructed. Instead, the founders focused on limiting government & defending the peoples' rights in the hope that the US would escape the tyranny, religious & otherwise, that prevailed within other political systems. K. A. Larsen

AbstractThe term 'public affairs' has now become a much‐discussed topic in continental Europe's political and economic circles, including Germany and Austria. The problem is that few people really understand just what the term means. Many people have the impression that 'public affairs' is another way of describing lobbying. Others perceive it as classic public relations. In Europe many decision makers of the business world lack the specific knowledge of policy making; however, until now just a few such executives have taken advantage of the real opportunities opened up by using the services of professional public affairs consulting. Communications companies in Europe are now offering public affairs consulting as part of their services, with increasing success. The first task to make public affairs better known in Europe therefore must be public relations for public affairs. Copyright © 2001 Henry Stewart Publications