The Place of Political Science in Canadian Universities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6237410 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tom Pocklington (University of Alberta, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 643-658 |
| Publication date | 1998-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008423900009586 |
| OpenAlex | W2102128138 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article addresses the proper role of political science in Canadian universities. The thesis is twofold: first, the main tasks of political scientists are first-rate teaching and reflective inquiry about citizenship: second, in the past few years we have been moving away from this understanding, and remedial action is required. Our delinquency stems mainly from our obsession with “frontier research,” the main result of which is the widespread decline of attentive teaching, which we rationalize with a number of implausible myths. We are primarily responsible for the current state of political science, and only we can remedy it
Action (physics · Citizenship · Frontier · Mythology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Remedial education · Sociology · State (computer science · History · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Political Science Research and Education · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2021 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |