{"product_id":"empowering-citizens-engaging-the-public-political-science-for-the-21st-century-paperback","title":"Empowering Citizens, Engaging the Public: Political Science for the 21st Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRainer Eisfeld\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the first comprehensive study to respond to the ongoing debates on political sciences' fragmentation, doubtful relevance, and disconnect with the larger public. It explores the implications of the argument that political science ought to become more topic-driven, more relevant and more comprehensible for \"lay\" audiences. Consequences would include evolving a culture of public engagement, challenging tendencies toward liars' rule, and emphasizing the role of \"large\" themes in academic education and research, the latter being identified as those areas where severe democratic erosion is occurring - such as escalating income and wealth disparities pushing democracy towards plutocracy, ubiquitous change triggering insecurity and aggression, racist prejudice polarizing societies, and counter-terrorism strategies subverting civil liberties. \u003cbr\u003ePolitical science needs to address these pressing problems ahead of other issues by in-depth research andbroadly accessible public narratives, including solution-orientated normative notions. This need provides the final justification for evolving a discipline where problems would take priority over methods and public relevance over sophisticated specialization. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEisfeld's analysis of political science and its limits offers a bold framework for reforming the discipline in this century. Eisfeld asks us to look at foundational issues of democracy in the broadest possible terms.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eDianne Pinderhughes\u003c\/b\u003e, former APSA President, University of Notre Dame\u003cbr\u003e\"Of major significance for the debate over 21st century political science, impressive in its intellectual scope.\"--\u003cb\u003eMarian Sawer\u003c\/b\u003e, former AAPSA President, Australian National University\u003cbr\u003e\"An intellectual commitment to 'thinking big', and a bold vision of the social sciences' 'promise' - freeing citizens from feeling trapped through public engagement.\"--\u003cb\u003eMatthew Flinders\u003c\/b\u003e, former PSA President, University of Sheffield\u003cbr\u003e\"A remarkable project, pulled off with a grace and balance that belie the complexity and controversy of the issues Eisfeld addresses.\" --\u003cb\u003eLeslie A. Pal\u003c\/b\u003e, former CPSA Board Member, Carleton University, Ottawa\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the first comprehensive study to respond to the ongoing debates on political sciences's fragmentation, doubtful relevance, and disconnect with the larger public. It explores the implications of the argument that political science ought to become more topic-driven, more relevant and more comprehensible for \"lay\" audiences. Consequences would include evolving a culture of public engagement, challenging tendencies toward liars' rule, and emphasizing the role of \"large\" themes in academic education and research, the latter being identified as those areas where severe democratic erosion is occurring - such as escalating income and wealth disparities pushing democracy towards plutocracy, ubiquitous change triggering insecurity and aggression, racist prejudice polarizing societies, and counter-terrorism strategies subverting civil liberties. \u003cbr\u003ePolitical science needs to address these pressing problems ahead of other issues by in-depth research and broadly accessible public narratives, including solution-orientated normative notions. This need provides the final justification for evolving a discipline where problems would take priority over methods and public relevance over sophisticated specialization. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRainer Eisfeld\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Osnabrück University, Germany, taught at UCLA as a Visiting Professor. He has represented IPSA's research committees on the IPSA Executive Committee, and has also served on the Board of Trustees of the Buchenwald\/Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp Memorial. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRainer Eisfeld\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Osnabrück University, Germany, taught at UCLA as a Visiting Professor. He has represented IPSA's research committees on the IPSA Executive Committee, and has also served on the Board of Trustees of the Buchenwald\/Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp Memorial. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 199\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48811815993593,"sku":"9789811359279","price":30.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/E9-1Jbx8l59789811359279.webp?v=1786596685","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/empowering-citizens-engaging-the-public-political-science-for-the-21st-century-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}