Perspectives on Politics

Perspectives on Politics seeks to provide a space for broad and synthetic discussion within the political science profession and between the profession and the broader scholarly and reading publics.

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Compared to What? Judicial Review and Other Veto Points in Contemporary Democratic Theory

July 20, 2015 Comments Off on Compared to What? Judicial Review and Other Veto Points in Contemporary Democratic Theory

Compared to What? Judicial Review and Other Veto Points in Contemporary Democratic Theory David Watkins and Scott Lemieux Many democratic and jurisprudential theorists have too often uncritically accepted Alexander Bickel’s notion of “the countermajoritarian difficulty” […]

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Developmental Perspectives on Lesbian and Gay Politics: Fragmented Citizenship in a Fragmented State

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Developmental Perspectives on Lesbian and Gay Politics: Fragmented Citizenship in a Fragmented State Stephen M. Engel Responding to recent criticism that American political development (APD) has yet to fully engage with both contemporary and historical […]

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Perspectives Reflection Symposium: Technique Trumps Relevance

July 17, 2015 Comments Off on Perspectives Reflection Symposium: Technique Trumps Relevance

Technique Trumps Relevance: The Professionalization of Political Science and the Marginalization of Security Studies Michael Desch explains the disconnect between the discipline’s self-image as balancing rigor with relevance with the reality of how political scientists […]

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June Issue of Perspectives on Politics

July 14, 2015 Comments Off on June Issue of Perspectives on Politics

For a More Public Political Science The new issue of Perspectives on Politics features a special introductory essay by editor Jeffrey C. Isaac, “For a More Public Political Science.” Isaac criticizes what he calls “neopositivism” […]