Wit and Humor of Political Science - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1878147153 ISBN 13: 9781878147158

Publisher: American Political Science Association, 2010

Synopsis

The Wit & Humor of Political Science is the serendipitous product of two senior political science scholars working across the world from one another and who independently collected funny and satirical articles on political science over the years with the intent of someday publishing them for a wider audience. From the editors: This volume collects what in our opinions are the wittiest and funniest pieces about political science and political scientists. We are confident that even a small investment of the reader's time will be sufficient to disprove Baker's slur on our discipline. Like all good humor, much of the work we have chosen for inclusion has a serious point. It helps scholars keep an open and skeptical mind, it picks out our weak points in theory and methods, points out how research may be going wrong, and it pricks the balloon of bombast, pretentiousness, and jargon. And, not only that, it's fun... Its contents make essential reading for all political scientists, even the most senior, but it may be enjoyed by younger scholars, especially those without tenure (or worse yet, without a job), by other social scientists, and even-gasp-by readers unaffiliated with any academic discipline.

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About the Author

Kenneth Newton is Emeritus Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Southampton and a Visiting Professor at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Political Science Association
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1878147153
• ISBN 13: 9781878147158
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Sigelman Professor Lee, Newton Professor Department Of Government Kenneth, Meier Kenneth