Political Science as a Profession

A discipline cannot pretend to be such if political borders are reflected in its organisation, methodologies or practices. While pluralistic approaches are highly desirable, it is crucial for any discipline worthy of the name to professionalise itself. This article argues that in spite of imperfecti...

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Published inEuropean political science Vol. 9; no. S1; pp. S11 - S21
Main Author Meny, Yves
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Palgrave Macmillan UK 01.11.2010
Palgrave Macmillan
Subjects
Borders
Comparative Politics
Core curriculum
Cultural differences
Education
International relations
Labour mobility
Mobility
Original Article
Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
Political Science and International Studies
Political scientists
Political Theory
Politics
Professionalization
Professions
R&D
Research & development
Research programmes
Standardization
Studies
Training
standards
mobility
training
professionalisation
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Summary:A discipline cannot pretend to be such if political borders are reflected in its organisation, methodologies or practices. While pluralistic approaches are highly desirable, it is crucial for any discipline worthy of the name to professionalise itself. This article argues that in spite of imperfections, drawbacks and differentiated development, huge progress has been made towards this goal through the setting up of common standards, improved Ph.D. and post-doctoral training and international mobility. Cross-national organisations or pan-European programmes have played a major role in this (incomplete) transformation.
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ISSN:1680-4333
1682-0983
DOI:10.1057/eps.2010.36