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Political Theorists

Editor's Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2010

Matthew J. Moore
Affiliation:
California Polytechnic State University

Extract

The question of the role of normative or historical political theory within the broader discipline of political science has been controversial at least since the founding of the American Political Science Association (see Gunnell 2006 for a brief overview). Perhaps it goes without saying that during that same period people who think of themselves as engaged in political theory have disagreed among themselves about the core concerns of the field, the appropriate kinds of graduate training, the relative value of various authors and texts, and, of course, about theory's role within political science.

Type
The Profession Symposium
Copyright
Copyright © American Political Science Association 2010

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References

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