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The Port Huron Statement was one of the most important manifestos of the New Left in the United States. A foundational statement of the theme of "participatory democracy," the text had an important influence on post-1960s politics and, arguably, on post-1960s political science. The recent publication of a new edition of the Statement is an occasion for reflection on its importance. And so we have invited a distinguished cast of political scientists shaped by the events of the sixties to comment on the impact of the Statement on their own way of envisioning and practicing political science.

Keynes remained a central figure in the political economy of the past seven decades because he offered a way of thinking that rejected the two big hegemonic discourses of the first half of the twentieth century-neo-liberal orthodoxy & central planning. As such he laid the foundation for a 'third way~ government intervention to counter market failure without eliminating the benefits of decentralized incentive-based processes. He developed an 'efficiency' reason to care about income distribution, equality & investment in public goods. The evaluation of Keynes' relevance can be explored along two dimensions: first, the political location of his policy ideas, & second, the relationship of Keynes to new lines of enquiry about microinstitutions in society & the economy, & as a conclusion, the political implications of the latter. Adapted from the source document.

How have economic historians understood the role of politics in shaping country differences in economic development? An impressive recent literature can be sorted out according to the degree of a "human agency" at work. At the low-agency end are perspectives that stress geography, which is unalterable, leaving little room for human action and hence no room for politics. At the other end are arguments stressing deliberate, self-aware actions, hence choice, hence a substantial role for politics. In between are arguments where some choice occurred in the past or at a specific moment, but little since then. What drives development? Two lines of argument are vigorously debated: explanations that stress human capital and explanations that stress institutions. Within each camp can he found variance on the degree of agency and hence on the role of politics. Both vary as well on how they envisage society and its interaction with both institutions and human capital. Adapted from the source document.