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A Discipline Divided is a collection of coherent and timely articles that discuss the emergence and divergence of the two dominant camps of political science: ideology and methodology. Almond examines the `hard' versus `soft' science argument, the history of model fitting in communism studies, the strengths and weaknesses of the rational choice movement and the historical forces and processes that have shaped political culture.
List of contents
Part 1 Political science as science: separate tales, schools and sects in political science; clouds, clocks and the study of politics; model fitting in communism studies; rational choice theory and the social sciences; the study of political culture; communism and political culture theory. Part 2 Generations and professional memory: corporatism, pluralism and professional memory; the return to the state; the development of political development; the international-national connection.
Summary
A collection of articles that discuss the emergence and divergence of the two dominant camps of political science: ideology and methodology. It examines the 'hard' versus 'soft' science argument, the history of model fitting in communism studies, and the strengths and weaknesses of the rational choice movement.
