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The Nonsense and Non-Science of Political Science: A Politically Incorrect View of ‘Poly-T(r)ic(k)s’

The purpose of this short essay is to highlight the failures in contemporary Political Science by sketching a small model of what the discipline would look like if it were in fact a “discipline ... /definition/us/science). Though I use a simple dictionary definition here that works across the social sciences, this is one that has its roots in the philosophy of science and uses the elements that political

Political parties, elections and democracy: A close-up on the political history of Turkey

 close‑up on the political history of Turkey Introduction It is very common that Turkish political history is categorized into periods determined by party systems and the constitutions functional in ... those time intervals.1 The classic periodization of Turkish political history is the Single Party Period, the Multi‑Party Period and the post‑1980 Period. Having utilized the classic approach, this

Evolution of the Polish political regime in the period of democratic transition

democratic transition Abstract: Transition, which is the starting point for any democratic change, in the Polish political context constituted a period of development of institutional solutions, which set the ... direction for the evolution of the political regime in sensu stricto in the years to come. An analysis of the relationship between the parliament, the president and the government requires that a reference be

The Liberal As An Enemy Of Queer Justice

Abstract Liberalism as a historical mode of the political is the context in which the movement and ensuing struggle for queer justice emerged in most Western countries. The terminology, practices ... inconsistency in political philosophy. What matters, at least theoretically, in liberal legal systems is behavior, not feelings. One is entitled to have any feelings one wants toward another, as long as one does

The Quiet “Purge” of Jews and Jewish Thinking in American Social Science

and actual social justice may outweigh the benefits. In today’s political environment, there seems to be an unwillingness to pursue and raise these questions. ... to fit with contemporary political correctness, a similar purge may have occurred in American social sciences over the past generation. Measuring it and drawing attention to the questions it raises

Is Economics in Violation of International Law? Remaking Economics as a Social Science: Parts I-IV

, the conclusion is that both have largely become ideological rather than scientific, serving to promote political views (in the case of neo-classical economics, a technical field of national production ... economics from political philosophy. What is fascinating about this debate and the amount of energy devoted to it is that neither of these starting points of “value,” which are both political and ideological

BIOTHRILLER FILMS AND CITIZEN EMPOWERMENT: A VIEWER’S GUIDE TO OUTBREAK, CONTAGION, AND FATAL CONTACT

According to University of Hannover Professor Ruth Mayer (2007), biothrillers have long been an important pathway into the American “political unconscious,” as the diseases they depict often serve as ... , immigration. Beyond their metaphorical qualities, biothrillers, which are often based on real diseases, also expose Americans to the political, scientific, and social dynamics of public health preparedness and

The Polish experiment 1980-1989 : revolution or transformation? Antinomies of transition from authoritarianism to democracy

themselves, can provide the key to discovering the sense, regularities, and mechanisms of the real world. This is significant for social and political studies in particular, in which the space for utilising ... the classical, natural sciences-based experiment, is very limited. The Polish political events of 1980?1989 made way for further disintegration of the colonial-imperial division of the world by

Experimental Investigation into the Control and Load Alleviation Capabilities of Articulated Winglets

An experimental investigation into the real-time flow and control characteristics of a flying wing with articulated winglets is described in this paper. The philosophy of the concept centres around

Experimental Investigation into the Control and Load Alleviation Capabilities of Articulated Winglets

An experimental investigation into the real-time flow and control characteristics of a flying wing with articulated winglets is described in this paper. The philosophy of the concept centres around

Experimental Investigation into the Control and Load Alleviation Capabilities of Articulated Winglets

An experimental investigation into the real-time flow and control characteristics of a flying wing with articulated winglets is described in this paper. The philosophy of the concept centres around

Experimental Investigation into the Control and Load Alleviation Capabilities of Articulated Winglets

An experimental investigation into the real-time flow and control characteristics of a flying wing with articulated winglets is described in this paper. The philosophy of the concept centres around

Teoretyczna i metodologiczna koncepcja szkoły chicagowskiej w nauce o polityce

, emerging at the turn of the century, devoted to the study of politics was primarily inspired by the achievements and traditions of such sciences as political philosophy, legal studies or political history ...  polityce Abstract: Theoretical and methodological concept of the Chicago School in the political science. As part of the research methodology in the social sciences, sociological orientation, creat‑ ed and

DEMOCRATIZING PUBLIC HEALTH: CITIZEN EMPOWERMENT THROUGH THE BIOTHRILLER GENRE

medical and political elites and the public writ large? This paper examines three prominent biothrillers, Wolfgang Peterson’s 1995 film Outbreak, Richard Pierce’s 2006 film Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in ... political scientists Andrew Healy and Neil Malhotra found that every $1 spent on preparedness results in roughly $15 savings in terms of future damage mitigation. However, federal spending is overwhelmingly

Volume 8, Issue 1

social science using natural variables of population and environment. I also follow in the proud tradition of creating technologies to try to build a better world, like ideal laws and political, economic ... of social contract in studies of French history. These classics of political science taught the axioms of political representation and balancing of power;  Darwin’s theory of evolution, human

Foreword: The Death of Social Sciences in an Era of Multicultural Corporatism (‘Neo-Liberalism’): With Efforts at Resuscitation

laws of social science using natural variables of population and environment. I also follow in the proud tradition of creating technologies to try to build a better world, like ideal laws and political ... of social contract in studies of French history. These classics of political science taught the axioms of political representation and balancing of power;  Darwin’s theory of evolution, human

Professor Rip Van Winklestein Applies for a Teaching Job ... and Finds His Disciplines (and Much of Social Science) Have Disappeared

now defined only by a methodology, really just a form of journalism and philosophy without any basis in what was possible or why. The actual subject of study that defined the field was no longer there ... . It was replaced by political advocacy for whatever groups the teachers belonged to. - with journals and book learning, doctrinal courses but no science. Scientific principles of causality and

Letters to the Editor (Resurrecting this Historical Section): Redefining Anthropology?

individual), from other social sciences looking at functional aspects of cultures (economic, political, or social and their subdivisions) or at the level of multiple cultures in complex societies (part of ... sociology). If anything, the study of organizations and institutions is a subset of economics (businesses), political science (governmental and non-governmental organizations) and sociology (community and

An Ecological Economist’s View on “Is Economics in Violation of International Law? Remaking Economics as a Social Science”

refer to value-neutrality in economics research and education: “Valuations are always with us. Prior to answers there must be questions. There can be no view except from a [political] viewpoint. In the ... ‘ideological orientation’ since it helps to focus on what is wrong. In a democratic society, politicians and political parties refer to their ideology in attempts to attract citizens. Citizens then respond to

Returning Discipline to the Discipline: A Model Procedure for Reviews in Anthropology, Social Sciences, and Other Related Disciplines

scientific approaches were abandoned (Harris 1979) . In doing so, they have largely turned social and cultural anthropology into political advocacy, journalism, and armchair philosophy with the very anti ... , explicitly or implicitly, followed this anti-intellectual path. Rather than assure that reviewers meet standards of methodological and scientific competence and are free of political or ideological biases