The Education of Citizens
Reflections on the State of Political Science
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6356274 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald W Hanson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 457-477 |
| Publication date | 1979-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3497 • E-ISSN: 1744-1684 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3234333 |
| OpenAlex | W2330675080 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
By virtue of their teaching and publications, political scientists are engaged in political discourse and presumably affect the public's perception of the political world. Such perceptions include man's role as citizen, political possibilities, and ultimately fundamental ideas about human nature. Although the political impact of their scholarly activities implies a high degree of public responsibility, political scientists fail to give proper consideration to the consequences of their work in the practice of their discipline. Donald Hanson argues here that such neglect is inconsistent with the tasks of teacher and publicist and admonishes political scientists to accept the political and intellectual responsibility for the political education of citizens, which these tasks imply
American political science · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Neglect · Perception · Political communication · Political philosophy · Political science · Political socialization · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Systems theory in political science · Virtue · Law · Political Science Research and Education · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1991 - 2000 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |