Learning about politics in time and space /
Rose, Richard,1933-author.
Reflections From Experience; A Memoir; The Perspective of the Author; Socialization of a Social Scientist; Chapter 1; The Roots of a Political Scientist; Growing Up in a Border City; Learning in Spite of School; Learning from the Library and from the Streets; Chapter 2; Discovering Learning; An Old-Fashioned University Education; Exploring Europe; My Education as a Reporter; Chapter 3; The Education of Amateur Political Scientists; Before the Transformation; Manchester Made Me; Committed Political Sociologists; Chapter 4.
The Professionalization of Political ScienceThe Expansion of Universities Nationally; Training Students: The Strathclyde Approach; Institutionalizing Professional Links Across Europe; Experiencing History Forwards; Chapter 5; England Then and Now; Learning About Class; Class Parties?; From England to Scotland; Chapter 6; America Then and Now; Free at Last; Washington: A Small Town Now Global in Impact; Chapter 7; Northern Ireland: Nothing Civil About Civil War; A Warm Welcome From All Sides; Guns Come Out; Governing Without the Rule of Law; What an Outsider Did; Chapter 8.
Fallout From the Berlin WallThe Reality Behind the Wall; Free to Choose; Russians and Russia; What I Did; Learning to Compare; Chapter 9; Concepts Are More Than Words; Naming What You Observe; In the Field; Conversing Through Questionnaires; Chapter 10; Communicating What You Know; Writing as a Discipline; Form Follows Function; What Would You Tell the President About Iraq in Three Minutes?; Chapter 11; Public Policy and Political Science; Disciplined Research and Undisciplined Problems; Creating a Problem-Focussed Centre; Distinctive Tools; Impact Long Term; L'envoi.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rose, Richard, 1933-
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