Research Creativity and Productivity in Political Science: A Research Agenda for Understanding Alternative Career Paths and Attitudes Toward Professional Work in the Profession

A growing body of research investigates the factors that enhance the research productivity and creativity of political scientists. This work provides a foundation for future research, but it has not addressed some of the most promising causal hypotheses in the general scientific literature on this t...

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Published in:PS, political science & politics political science & politics, 2020-01, Vol.53 (1), p.79-83
Main Author: Hill, Kim Quaile
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Beliefs
Career Pathways
Careers
Case Studies
Creativity
Definitions
Departments
Discipline
Doctoral Programs
Evidence
Females
Gender Differences
Incentives
Law Enforcement
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority Groups
Numbers
Political science
Political scientists
Predictor Variables
Productivity
Scholars
Scientists
Success
Teaching Load
Typology
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Summary:A growing body of research investigates the factors that enhance the research productivity and creativity of political scientists. This work provides a foundation for future research, but it has not addressed some of the most promising causal hypotheses in the general scientific literature on this topic. This article explicates the latter hypotheses, a typology of scientific career paths that distinguishes how scientific careers vary over time with respect to creative ambitions and achievements, and a research agenda based on the preceding components for investigation of the publication success of political scientists.
ISSN:1049-0965
1537-5935
DOI:10.1017/S1049096519001215