POLS 2503 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Arend Lijphart, Comparative Politics, New Institutionalism
13 Sep 2017
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Ira katznelson: which liberalism: liberalism is sanitized. Political scientists have successfully analyzed the causes and consequences of multicultural and ethnic conflict: two fields rudolph is focused on: identity politics and civil society, study of identity politics promotes human rights. Parochial political scientists are established by defined subfields: american exceptionalism, study of federalism in the u. s, transcendence of western-non-western divide, there is a decline in historically informed political science. Focus on deterrence and game theory: questions generate theory, real-world events increase scholarship. Framing of ideas in broad theoretical terms and then testing them. Robert jervis: lasting peace is possible, there has been progress in international politics. Political scientists are not aware enough about american exceptionalism. 7 forms of democratization: persuasion and example, publicity and criticism, pressure by greater power on client states, offers of accession to international institutions, military support, multilateral peace building. Introduction of experimental studies in the lab in the 1980s changed scientific research.
