The relevance of political science /  
edited by Gerry Stoker, B. Guy Peters and Jon Pierre. 
 - Basingstoke ; New York :    Palgrave,   2015. 
 - xiv, 282 p. ;   22 cm. 
 - Political analysis .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-261) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Challenging Three Blockages to Relevance and Political Science: the Obvious, the Avoidable and the Thorny / Gerry Stoker -- The Relevance of Relevance / John Gerring -- 3. Relevant to whom? Relevant for what? The Role and Public Responsibility of the Political Analyst / Colin Hay -- The Rediscovery of the Political Imagination / Matthew Flinders -- Guilty as Charged? Human Well-Being and the Unsung Relevance of Political Science / Bo Rothstein -- Why Did Nobody Warn Us? Political Science and the Crisis / Graham Wilson -- The Relevance of the Academic Study of Public Policy / Sarah Giest, Michael Howlett and Ishani Mukherjee -- Why Political Theory Matters / Thom Brooks -- Constructivism and Interpretive Approaches : Especially Relevant or Especially Not? / Craig Parsons -- Is Comparative Politics Useful? If so, for What? / B. Guy Peters -- Can Political Science Solve the Puzzles of Global Governance? / Jon Pierre -- Maximising the Relevance of Political Science for Public Policy in the Era of Big Data / Helen Margetts -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781137609441 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political science --Philosophy.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320   / St671 Re