Maestri of Political Science

Edited by Donatella Campus; Gianfranco Pasquino and Martin Bull

This book continues the editors' work (started in the volume "Masters of Political Science") of highlighting and re-evaluating the contributions of the most important political scientists who have gone before. Its basis is the belief that the future development and sophistication of the discipline will benefit from a critical understanding of the works of early political "giants" whose contributions are presented and analysed: Gabriel A. Almond, Raymond Aron, Philip Converse, Maurice Duverger, Stanley Hoffmann, Paul Lazarsfeld, Arend Lijphart, Elinor Ostrom, William H. Riker, Stein Rokkan and Susan Strange. The editors review and consider the contributions of these maestri to the study of contemporary democracy, political culture, electoral systems, political communication, the transformation of capitalism and state formation in Europe. Maestri of Political Science is aimed not only at a new generation of political scientists but is a valuable opportunity for established scholars to see new light through old windows.

Chapter 1 - Gabriel A. Almond: Comparative Politics and Political Development Gianfranco Pasquino Chapter 2 - Raymond Aron or the Three Dimensions of Political Science:Critical Philosophy of History, Political Sociology and Theory of International Relations Stephen Launay Chapter 3 - Philip Converse: Normalising the Vote and Voting Studies Jocelyn Evans Chapter 4 - Maurice Duverger: A Law, a Hypothesis and a Paradox Robert Elgie Chapter 5 - Stanley Hoffmann: Managing the Unmanageable: A Concern for World Order Martin A. Schain Chapter 6 - Paul Lazarsfeld: The Founder of Empirical Electoral Research Donatella Campus Chapter 7 - Arend Lijphart: Power Sharing and the Pursuit of a Kinder and Gentler Democratic Society Hans Keman Chapter 8 - Elinor Ostrom: Politics as Problem-Solving in Polycentric Settings Michael D. McGinnis Chapter 9 - William H. Riker: and the Building of a Science of Politics (Positive Political Theory) Daniela Giannetti Chapter 10 - Stein Rokkan: The Macro-Sociological Fresco of State, Nation and Democracy in Europe Daniele Caramani Chapter 11 - Susan Strange: The Authority of Questioning Eugenia Baroncelli