International Relations as a Social Science
In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies
"International Relations as a Social Science" published on by Oxford University Press.
In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies
"International Relations as a Social Science" published on by Oxford University Press.
In: American political science review, Band 54, Heft 1, S. 3-14
ISSN: 1537-5943
That politics and economic life have much to do with each other is a remark matched in self-evidence only by the parallel observation that political science and economics are of mutual interest. All the more striking then is the difficulty one meets in attempting to state with precision how politics and economic life, or how political science and economics are related.Consider for example the view that politics is the ceaseless competition of interested groups. Except under very rare conditions, as for instance the absence of division of labor, economic circumstances will preoccupy the waking hours of most men at most times. Their preoccupations will express themselves in the formation of organizations, or at least interested groups, with economic foundations. Politics, so far as "interest" means "economic interest" (which it does largely, but not exclusively), is the mutual adjustment of economic positions; and to that extent, the relation between politics and economic life seems to be that political activity grows out of economic activity. But the competition of the interests is, after all, an organized affair, carried out in accordance with rules called laws and constitutions. So perhaps the legal framework, the construction of which surely deserves to be called political, supervenes over the clashing of mere interests and even prescribes which interests may present themselves at the contest. Thus politics appears to be primary in its own right.
In: The Western political quarterly, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 206
ISSN: 1938-274X
In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
"Network Science and International Relations" published on by Oxford University Press.
In: American political science review, Band 31, Heft 3, S. 517-525
ISSN: 1537-5943
For some time, the growing stature of political science as an independent social science has been a notable feature in American universities. Yet, up to the present time, the categories of this new field of scientific endeavor have not found their way into the indexing departments of libraries, nor have they been recognized by indexers of other collections. Even the editors of encyclopedias, people of great learning and ability, have omitted some of the most significant topics of political science, because of the lack of any accepted index indicating the range of the field and focusing attention upon its primary categories. The American Political Science Review itself is confronted with the problem of a suitable subject-index. The growing complexity of all kinds of materials bearing upon the work of political scientists, and more particularly the increasing mass of public documents, has become more and more baffling. Even the skillful indexers of the Congressional Record, for example, seem unaware of the major topics of interest for political science, and thus no sign-posts of the usual kind have been made available to workers in our field.
In: American political science review, Band 54, Heft 1
ISSN: 0003-0554
In: American political science review, Band 54, S. 3-14
ISSN: 0003-0554
In: Südostasien aktuell: journal of current Southeast Asian affairs, Band 25, Heft 4, S. 83-107
ISSN: 0722-8821
Southeast Asia's strategic location at major sea-lanes of communication, its previous role as a theatre of super power rivalries, its neighbourhood to China & India, its increasing economic prosperity & its inherent political instability have secured the region unrelenting attention of political scientists. Yet, the region is politically, economically & culturally highly diverse & fragmented. This diversity is also reflected in research on the politics of the region. Southeast Asian politics -- more than any other Asian sub-region -- thus defies sweeping generalizations about the state of the art. However, a paper committed to identify new research trends can not do justice to the diverging research agendas in the region's different countries. It must search for common themes which are relevant for understanding the political dynamics of the region & at the same time enrich the general discourses of the discipline. While this amounts to the squaring of the circle, the following sections nevertheless try to pinpoint where political scientists have made innovative contributions & where lacunae exist. It starts with a few general observations on recent trends in the study of Southeast Asian politics & then proceeds to international relations & comparative politics, two major sub-disciplines of political science. It focuses, albeit not exclusively, on regionalism & democratization as the dominant themes in the post-Cold War period. The paper concludes with a few proposals to improve the institutional context of (German) political scientists working on Southeast Asia. References. Adapted from the source document.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Chapter 1 The Impact of Uncertainty -- Chapter 2 Game Theory and Uncertainty -- Chapter 3 Gambling for Resurrection -- Chapter 4 Optimal Imperfection: GATT and the Uncertainty of Interest Group Demands -- Chapter 5 Willing but Maybe Not Able: The Impact of Uncertainty about State Capacity -- Chapter 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
This is a sample syllabus for Political Science 202, International Relations submitted as part of the Global Studies Initiatives in Social Sciences Grant at Parkland College for the 2018-2019 academic year. Already a course with a global focus, the highlights indicate changes made in instruction that encouraged students to discuss global issues with each other.
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In: The Oxford handbooks of political science
This Oxford handbook assembles the world's leading scholars in international relations to present diverse perspectives about purposes, questions, theories, and methods. It will become the first point of reference for scholars and students interested in these key issues.
In: American political science review, Band 31, S. 517-525
ISSN: 0003-0554