Author: Herbert J. Storing
Publisher: New York, Holt
Published: 1962
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Bibliographical footnotes. Voting studies, by W. Berns.--The science of administration; Herbert A. Simon, by H.J. Storing.--The group approach; Arthur F. Bentley, by L. Weinstein.--Scientific propaganda; Harold D. Lasswell, by R. Horwitz.--An epilogue, by L. Strauss.
Author: Herbert J Storing
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2023-07-22
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781022890312
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →J. Herbert Storing's collection of essays is a masterpiece of political science scholarship. Covering a wide range of topics, from constitutionalism to political theory, Storing's work provides a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the scientific study of politics. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Walter Berns
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2016-09-29
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781333786182
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from Essays on the Scientific Study of Politics Again in his treatment of communications, 3 subject that bulks large in the science of administration, Simon argues that effective communication is necessary if the organization is to accomplish what it sets out to do. The communications system in an organization appears no less vital than the nervous system in a human body - and the consequences of its imperfections no less disorganizing (public Administration, p. But why does it matter in any fundamental way if an organization is disorganized? Disorganization is likely to be an advantage to some participants, a disadvantage to others, and a matter of indifference to still others. Why prescribe for the bosses rather than, say, for the workers? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Giulio M. Gallarotti
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-11-24
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1000481018
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book deals with the most important developments in the study of political power over the last four decades. From the writings of the great Greek philosophers of antiquity to the present, the idea of power has been the major subject in the study of politics. Indeed, some would say it defines the very field of politics itself as a social science. Penned by the leading scholars in the field, this collection gives a broad overview of the most important issues in the study of political power, tracing the evolution of scholarly thinking about them and in doing so revealing crucial innovations therein. This will be a major contribution in the understanding of the concepts and practices of how power manifests itself across social and political contexts. This book will be of great interest to scholars, students and individuals who wish to understand the very foundations of social and political life. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Political Power, volume 14, issue 1 (2021).
Author: Nasser Behnegar
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2005-07
Total Pages: 235
ISBN-13: 0226041433
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Can politics be studied scientifically, and if so, how? Assuming it is impossible to justify values by human reason alone, social science has come to consider an unreflective relativism the only viable basis, not only for its own operations, but for liberal societies more generally. Although the experience of the sixties has made social scientists more sensitive to the importance of values, it has not led to a fundamental reexamination of value relativism, which remains the basis of contemporary social science. Almost three decades after Leo Strauss's death, Nasser Behnegar offers the first sustained exposition of what Strauss was best known for: his radical critique of contemporary social science, and particularly of political science. Behnegar's impressive book argues that Strauss was not against the scientific study of politics, but he did reject the idea that it could be built upon political science's unexamined assumption of the distinction between facts and values. Max Weber was, for Strauss, the most profound exponent of values relativism in social science, and Behnegar's explication artfully illuminates Strauss's critique of Weber's belief in the ultimate insolubility of all value conflicts. Strauss's polemic against contemporary political science was meant to make clear the contradiction between its claim of value-free premises and its commitment to democratic principles. As Behnegar ultimately shows, values—the ethical component lacking in a contemporary social science—are essential to Strauss's project of constructing a genuinely scientific study of politics.
Author: Ramona Coman
Publisher: Editions de l'Université de Bruxelles
Published: 2019-08-06
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 2800416963
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →What are the main trends in contemporary political science research? This book examines recent developments in political science research. What are the new influences to which the discipline opens itself up? Is political science research converging towards a single model or splitting into different streams? What are the new challenges at the beginning of the 21st century? This collection of essays discusses three interrelated topics: the relationship between political science and the problems of politics, the relationship between political science and other fields of research, and the transformation of the profession. EXTRACT The past, the present and the future of political science have always been a topic of inquiry for political scientists. This collection of essays is not the first to explore the evolution of the discipline. Since its inception, scholars of politics of all persuasions have (re)produced the story of the field as a discipline and as a profession (Farr et al. 1990: 598; Blondiaux 1997: 10; Gunnell 2002: 339; Dryzek 2002; 2006). They have explored the discipline’s relation with its social and political environment, they have questioned its epistemological and ontological specificities, and more recently they have documented its professional standards, codes, and practices. As the discipline expands in different parts of the world, the attention devoted to its evolution and development has increased. Political science is a recognized object of study and “state of the discipline” studies are flourishing. This book seeks to contribute to these recent debates about the evolution of the discipline by exploring three interrelated themes, namely (1) the discipline’s co-evolution with politics, (2) its changing relations with sister disciplines, (3) and the transformation of its practices for knowledge production and dissemination. We argue in this volume that these topics are fundamental, as they directly address the core identity of political science. ABOUT THIS BOOK There is very little literature on academic journals and how they function or what they achieve and Political Science in Motion is to be welcomed as a step towards filling that gap. It is well-edited, as is evident from the cross-references between chapters. It answers some of the questions that one might want to ask, while others remain unanswered" - Wyn Grant, The London School of Economics and Political Science, Review of books
Author: Harry Eckstein
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2021-01-08
Total Pages: 414
ISBN-13: 0520328744
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1992.