The Relevance of Political Science - Political Analysis

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Marc Notes: What does political science tell us about important real-world problems and issues? And to what extent does and can political analysis contribute to solutions? This is the challenge addressed by leading political scientists in this original text which will be essential reading for students and scholars alike--; Provided by publisher. Biographical Note: Gerry Stoker is Professor of Politics, University of Southampton, UK and Centenary Professor at the University of Canberra, Australia. Jon Pierre is Professor of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. B. Guy Peters is Maurice Falk Professor of Government, University of Pittsburgh, USA. Table of Contents: Introduction; the EditorsPART I1. Challenging Three Blockages to Relevance and Political Science: the Obvious, the Avoidable and the Thorny; Gerry Stoker2. The Relevance of Relevance; John Gerring3. Relevant to whom? Relevant for what? The Role and Public Responsibility of the Political Analyst; Colin Hay4. The Rediscovery of the Political Imagination; Matthew Flinders5. Guilty as Charged? Human Well-Being and the Unsung Relevance of Political Science; Bo Rothstein6. Why Did Nobody Warn US? Political Science and the Crisis; Graham Wilson PART II7. The Relevance of the Academic Study of Public Policy; Sarah Giest, Michael Howlett and Ishani Mukherjee8. Why Political Theory Matters; Thom Brooks9. Constructivism and Interpretive Approaches: Especially Relevant or Especially Not?; Craig Parsons10. Is Comparative Politics Useful? If so, for What?; B. Guy Peters11. Can Political Science Solve the Puzzles of Global Governance?; Jon Pierre12. Maximising the Relevance of Political Science for Public Policy in the Era of Big Data; Helen MargettsConclusion; the Editors

Contributor Bio:  Stoker, Gerry Gerry Stoker is Professor of Politics and Governance at the University of Southampton, UKContributor Bio:  Pierre, Jon I am a research professor in the department of political science, University of Gothenburg. I am also adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh and at the Nordland University in Bodo, Norway. I have held numerous overseas visiting appointments, most recently at the City University of Hong Kong, University of Melbourne and University of Auckland. Contributor Bio:  Peters, B Guy, Professor B. Guy Peters is Maurice Falk Professor of Government at the University of Pittsburgh and Professor of Comparative Governance at Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen, Germany). He is the author or editor of over sixty books in public administration and political science.