Political Science Innovations, Good and Bad

Reading through the articles making up the present edition of EPS, one is struck by the thought that one of the common threads running through most if not all of them is the impact of technology and innovation on what we do as political scientists, and the need to stay abreast and exploit these chan...

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Published in:European political science 2008-06, Vol.7 (2), p.131-132
Main Authors: Newell, James L, Bull, Martin J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comparative Politics
Editorial
Innovations
Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
Political Science and International Studies
Political Theory
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Summary:Reading through the articles making up the present edition of EPS, one is struck by the thought that one of the common threads running through most if not all of them is the impact of technology and innovation on what we do as political scientists, and the need to stay abreast and exploit these changes if we, as a profession, are to survive and thrive. There is a fundamental arrogance underlying the idea of assessing research in terms of citation scores, journal prestige rankings and so forth: had they existed in his day, they would, no doubt, have brought handsome rewards to Joseph Priestley and his determination to cling to phlogiston theory.
ISSN:1680-4333
1682-0983
DOI:10.1057/eps.2008.2