Engaged Pluralism: The Importance of Commitment

Engaged pluralism entails active interaction, debate, and learning from each other. I argue that individuals need to undertake the challenges arising from engaged pluralism to ensure a healthy, vibrant disciplinary future, and for a democracy that thrives. I consciously extend the term “engagement”...

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Published in:Perspectives on politics 2022-03, Vol.20 (1), p.9-21
Main Author: Box-Steffensmeier, Janet M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Academic disciplines
Arms control & disarmament
Associations
Behavioral sciences
Citizen participation
Climate change
Collaboration
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Democracy
Executive orders
International relations
Nonprofit organizations
Political science
Politics
Presidential Address
Scientists
Social sciences
Society
Task forces
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Summary:Engaged pluralism entails active interaction, debate, and learning from each other. I argue that individuals need to undertake the challenges arising from engaged pluralism to ensure a healthy, vibrant disciplinary future, and for a democracy that thrives. I consciously extend the term “engagement” to apply not only to understanding across sub-disciplines and different grounds of knowledge, but also to addressing research to the needs of society. There are golden opportunities centered around the benefits of a more open, rigorous, and contentious science that can be maximized through focused engagement around methodologies and methods. In short, two primary themes encapsulate my views on where our discipline should be heading. First, the pursuit of engaged methodological pluralism in our scholarship is critical. Second, supporting democratic principles and civic engagement, which is at the core of the American Political Science Association and has continued, in ebbs and flows, throughout the discipline’s life, is necessary.
ISSN:1537-5927
1541-0986
DOI:10.1017/S1537592721003856