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Book SynopsisArgues that political scientists in a liberal democracy bear a special responsibility that goes beyond their academic pursuits. The author concludes with a case study - an analysis of the susceptibility of political culture to the influence of intellectuals and critics of the Constitution.
Trade ReviewA welcome candidate for a prospective list of texts for introductory courses in American politics and political theory. -- Avery Leiserson Journal of Politics "An illuminating and forceful defense of Tocquevillian or traditional political science against its two contenders within the profession, a scientific political science increasingly equated with rational choice theory and an activist moralistic political science, which Ceaser terms the 'new normativism.'. Review of Politics
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. What is Liberal Democracy?
Chapter 2. How Liberal is Liberal Democracy?
Chapter 3. Traditional Political Science
Chapter 4. Modern Political Science
Chapter 5. Reconstructing Political Science
Chapter 6. The New Normativism
Chapter 7. Political Science and the Political Culture of Liberal Democracy
Chapter 8. The Constitution and its Critics
Notes
Index
