Qualitative Transparency Deliberations

Politico recently featured a detailed account of Hillary Clinton's campaign missteps in Michigan. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/michigan-hillary-clinton-trump-232547 This quote in particular stood out to me: "Michigan operatives relay stories like one about an older woman in Flint who s...

How should we address the normative dimension of our research? ... Rather, I worry that in explicating our normative grounding we might open up the possibility of a positivist critique of our work being beyond the purview of acceptable 'political science.' You are in good company. David Easton addr...

How should we address the normative dimension of our research? Like many of us, I study politics because I care about bringing about a more just world, and promoting justice or securing equality are prime motivations for identifying questions to answer. While 'justice' or 'equality' are universal [e...