UNSW Handbook Course - The Art of Political Science

The Art of Political Science - POLS3910


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of Politics and International Relations
	Contact: Levey,Geoffrey Brahm
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: 18 units of credit in POLS at 65% average; Excluded: POLS3056.
	Offered: Semester 1 2005
	Fee Band: 1

Description

Is political science like the natural sciences in terms of its aims and methods? Or is it more like journalism or perhaps interpreting a text? Examines debates in political science over its subject matter and mission, and over what political knowledge is and how it is acquired. The focus is on 'landmark' studies in political science and influential works in the philosophy of science. Topics include the nature of political phenomena and political explanation; different approaches to political research; and how contending theories and knowledge claims may be evaluated.

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