The problem of political science and practical politics
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Donovan, Claire 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6105-7794 and Larkin, Philip
(2006)
The problem of political science and practical politics.
Politics, 26 (1).
pp. 11-17.
ISSN 0263-3957 (Print), 1467-9256 (Online)
(doi:10.1111/j.1467-9256.2006.00246.x)
Abstract
We reflect on the reasons why there is not a greater and more fruitful relationship between those who seek to understand policy and the political process from academia and those with a similar task in ‘practical politics’. We attribute this lack of engagement to three core factors: (1) from without, instrumental government visions of political science perpetuate the view that the discipline exists to serve those with power; (2) from within, scientism and abstraction diminish the discipline's stock of ‘usable’ product for ‘practical politics’; and (3) where relevant research exists, its uptake is hampered by limited communication between these spheres.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | political science, practical politics, research impact |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
| Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: | Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Education (EDU) |
| Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2020 09:39 |
| URI: | http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/29620 |
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