African American Perspectives on Political Science
Temple University Press, 2007
eISBN: 978-1-59213-110-5 | Paper: 978-1-59213-109-9 | Cloth: 978-1-59213-108-2
Library of Congress Classification JA76.A355 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification 320.01
eISBN: 978-1-59213-110-5 | Paper: 978-1-59213-109-9 | Cloth: 978-1-59213-108-2
Library of Congress Classification JA76.A355 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification 320.01
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Race matters in both national and international politics. Starting from this perspective, African American Perspectives on Political Science presents original essays from leading African American political scientists. Collectively, they evaluate the discipline, its subfields, the quality of race-related research, and omissions in the literature. They argue that because Americans do not fully understand the many-faceted issues of race in politics in their own country, they find it difficult to comprehend ethnic and racial disputes in other countries as well. In addition, partly because there are so few African Americans in the field, political science faces a danger of unconscious insularity in methodology and outlook. Contributors argue that the discipline needs multiple perspectives to prevent it from developing blind spots. Taken as a whole, these essays argue with great urgency that African American political scientists have a unique opportunity and a special responsibility to rethink the canon, the norms, and the directions of the discipline.
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