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During the past three decades, political theory in political science has become increasingly dependent on metatheoretical arguments in formal academic philosophy & other fields. In terms of both its content & the definition of its enterprise, historical, empirical, & normative theory has in many respects become a sublimate of the literature of philosophical methodology, metaethics, & other disciplines. Philosophical conceptions of theory, & controversies about such conceptions, have tended to displace substantive theory & to obscure the fact that theory is not so much a distinct element in, or product of, scientific practice as an analytically distinguishable dimension of the claims involved in that practice. The roots of this problem lie not only in developments in the discipline since the 1950s, but in issues that extend back to the origins of the field & that attend the beginnings of modern social science & early relationships between philosophy & empirical science. 27 References. HA.

Mode of access: Internet. ; A translation of the earlier issues of Mercure historique et politique that were not translated into English under the title: The present state of Europe.

ABSTRACTIn recent years, scholars, journals, and professional organizations in political science have been working to improve research transparency. Although better transparency is a laudable goal, the implementation of standards for reproducibility still leaves much to be desired. This article identifies two practices that political science should adopt to improve research transparency: (1) journals must provide detailed replication guidance and run provided material; and (2) authors must begin their work with replication in mind. We focus on problems that occur when scholars provide research materials to journals for replication, and we outline best practices regarding documentation and code structure for researchers to use.

Cross-state variations in F legislative representation are often explained by political structures. It is suggested that structures are much less important than political cultures. The historical aspects of culture are emphasized. Data from the 1930s are used to test this approach throughout the US at that time; results support the view that political culture is more important than structural variables. 3 Tables. Modified HA.