The Development of political science : a comparative survey / / edited by David Easton, John G. Gunnell, and Luigi Graziano

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450661603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1991
• ISBN: 0-203-31803-X; 1-280-32578-X; 1-134-93524-2; 0-203-20376-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): EastonDavid <1917->; GunnelJohn G; GrazianoLuigi <1939->
• Disciplina: 320/.09
• Soggetti: Political science - History; Social sciences - History; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Introduction John G.Gunnell and David Easton; The historiography of American political science John G.Gunnell; The development of political science: methodological problems of comparative research Erkki Berndtson; The interaction of the state and political science in Canada: a preliminary mapping John E.Trent and Michael Stein; Cultural and contextual constraints upon the development of political science in Great Britain Jack Hayward; Political development and political science in West Germany Hans Kastendiek; The development and institutionalization of political science in Italy Luigi GrazianoFrench political science and its 'subfields': some reflections on the intellectual organization of the discipline in relation to its historical and social situation Jean Leca; Political science in the Nordic countries Dag Anckar; Political science in contemporary Spain: an overview Josep M.Valls; The sociology of political science in the People's Republic of China Zhengyuan Fu; Political science in ; 'Anglophone' Africa: its context and developmental logic in historical perspective L.Adle Jinadu; Political science in the United States: past and present David EastonIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: In recent years the history of political science has become recognised as an important but neglected area of study. The Development of Political Science is the first comprehensive discussion of the subject in a comparative international perspective.Offering a wide-ranging account of the development of the subject and its dissemination across national borders and cultural divides, the book begins with a study of the historiography of the discipline in the United States, a country which has been at the forefront of the field. Widening its discussion to emphasise Western Europe as a foc