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Liberal Democracy and Political Science (The Johns Hopkins Series in Constitutional Thought)
Liberal Democracy and Political Science - The Johns Hopkins Series in Constitutional Thought Author:James W. Ceaser Do political scientists in a liberal democracy bear a special responsibility that goes beyond their academic pursuits? Ceaser, a scholar of American political parties, argues that they do, and he challenges colleagues and students to reexamine what they do as political scientists. He observes that liberal democracy is a compound of two elements ... more »not easily wed: constitutionalism and republicanism. The role of political science is to perform the "superintendent" function of keeping these parts together.« less