Date: 10/05/2018 18:32:19
From: Tau.Neutrino
ID: 1223556
Subject: Political science and Religion
How does political science deal with religion ?
How does political science deal with religion ?
Tau.Neutrino said:
How does political science deal with religion ?
science has politics?
badly
Political science is a social science which deals with systems of governance, and the analysis of political activities, political thoughts and political behavior. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics which is commonly thought of as determining of the distribution of power and resources. Political scientists “see themselves engaged in revealing the relationships underlying political events and conditions, and from these revelations they attempt to construct general principles about the way the world of politics works.”
Political science comprises numerous subfields, including comparative politics, political economy, international relations, political theory, public administration, public policy, and political methodology. Furthermore, political science is related to, and draws upon, the fields of economics, law, sociology, history, philosophy, geography, psychology, and anthropology.
Comparative politics is the science of comparison and teaching of different types of constitutions, political actors, legislature and associated fields, all of them from an intrastate perspective. International relations deals with the interaction between nation-states as well as intergovernmental and transnational organizations. Political theory is more concerned with contributions of various classical and contemporary thinkers and philosophers.
Political science is methodologically diverse and appropriates many methods originating in social research. Approaches include positivism, interpretivism, rational choice theory, behaviouralism, structuralism, post-structuralism, realism, institutionalism, and pluralism. Political science, as one of the social sciences, uses methods and techniques that relate to the kinds of inquiries sought: primary sources such as historical documents and official records, secondary sources such as scholarly journal articles, survey research, statistical analysis, case studies, experimental research, and model building.
more…
Tau.Neutrino said:
How does political science deal with religion ?
as ideology maybe
> Approaches include positivism, interpretivism, rational choice theory, behaviouralism, structuralism, post-structuralism, realism, institutionalism, and pluralism.
I don’t see theocracy in that list.
Tau.Neutrino said:
How does political science deal with religion ?
Spotted on google scholar.
“Getting religion: has political science rediscovered the faith factor?”
KD Wald, C Wilcox – American Political Science Review, 2006 – cambridge.org
“
To judge by the absence of religion from the pages of the American Political Science Review in its first century, most political scientists have embraced a secular understanding of the political world. We explore the evolving status of religion in the discipline by examining patterns of scholarly inquiry in the discipline’s flagship journal. After finding religion an (at best) marginal topic and rejecting some plausible hypotheses for this outcome, we examine the major reasons religion has received so little attention—the intellectual origins of the discipline, the social background of practitioners, the complexity of religious measurements, and the event-driven agenda of political science. Despite the resurgence of scholarly interest in religion during the 1980s, the status of the subfield remains tenuous because of the intellectual isolation of research on the topic.”
“The many pioneers in
sociology, economics, and political science who had
strong religious backgrounds, who often were them-
selves clergy or children of clergymen, attest to the in-
fluence of the Social Gospel in the early behavioral sciences.
As political science became a professional academic disci-
pline, responding to the imperatives of the academy
and scientific specialization, the religious and mis-
sionary zeal that characterized the early years waned”
mollwollfumble said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
How does political science deal with religion ?Spotted on google scholar.
“Getting religion: has political science rediscovered the faith factor?”
KD Wald, C Wilcox – American Political Science Review, 2006 – cambridge.org“
To judge by the absence of religion from the pages of the American Political Science Review in its first century, most political scientists have embraced a secular understanding of the political world. We explore the evolving status of religion in the discipline by examining patterns of scholarly inquiry in the discipline’s flagship journal. After finding religion an (at best) marginal topic and rejecting some plausible hypotheses for this outcome, we examine the major reasons religion has received so little attention—the intellectual origins of the discipline, the social background of practitioners, the complexity of religious measurements, and the event-driven agenda of political science. Despite the resurgence of scholarly interest in religion during the 1980s, the status of the subfield remains tenuous because of the intellectual isolation of research on the topic.”“The many pioneers in
sociology, economics, and political science who had
strong religious backgrounds, who often were them-
selves clergy or children of clergymen, attest to the in-
fluence of the Social Gospel in the early behavioral sciences.
As political science became a professional academic disci-
pline, responding to the imperatives of the academy
and scientific specialization, the religious and mis-
sionary zeal that characterized the early years waned”
Thanks.
transition said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
How does political science deal with religion ?as ideology maybe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideology
transition said:
transition said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
How does political science deal with religion ?as ideology maybe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideology
Yes, good candidate.
mollwollfumble said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
How does political science deal with religion ?Spotted on google scholar.
“Getting religion: has political science rediscovered the faith factor?”
KD Wald, C Wilcox – American Political Science Review, 2006 – cambridge.org“
To judge by the absence of religion from the pages of the American Political Science Review in its first century, most political scientists have embraced a secular understanding of the political world. We explore the evolving status of religion in the discipline by examining patterns of scholarly inquiry in the discipline’s flagship journal. After finding religion an (at best) marginal topic and rejecting some plausible hypotheses for this outcome, we examine the major reasons religion has received so little attention—the intellectual origins of the discipline, the social background of practitioners, the complexity of religious measurements, and the event-driven agenda of political science. Despite the resurgence of scholarly interest in religion during the 1980s, the status of the subfield remains tenuous because of the intellectual isolation of research on the topic.”“The many pioneers in
sociology, economics, and political science who had
strong religious backgrounds, who often were them-
selves clergy or children of clergymen, attest to the in-
fluence of the Social Gospel in the early behavioral sciences.
As political science became a professional academic disci-
pline, responding to the imperatives of the academy
and scientific specialization, the religious and mis-
sionary zeal that characterized the early years waned”
Link not working here.
Tau.Neutrino said:
PDF downloadArticle: “Getting Religion: Has Political Science Rediscovered the Faith Factor
You know that was published nearly 12 years ago?
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
PDF downloadArticle: “Getting Religion: Has Political Science Rediscovered the Faith Factor
You know that was published nearly 12 years ago?
The article says that an article about religion in political science is published on average once every four years.
So it’s only three articles old.