African American Perspectives on Political Science
edited by Wilbur Rich
Temple University Press, 2007 eISBN: 978-1-59213-110-5 | Paper: 978-1-59213-109-9 | Cloth: 978-1-59213-108-2 Library of Congress Classification JA76.A355 2007 Dewey Decimal Classification 320.01
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Race matters in both national and international politics. Starting from this perspective, African American Perspectives on Political Science presents original essays from leading African American political scientists. Collectively, they evaluate the discipline, its subfields, the quality of race-related research, and omissions in the literature. They argue that because Americans do not fully understand the many-faceted issues of race in politics in their own country, they find it difficult to comprehend ethnic and racial disputes in other countries as well. In addition, partly because there are so few African Americans in the field, political science faces a danger of unconscious insularity in methodology and outlook. Contributors argue that the discipline needs multiple perspectives to prevent it from developing blind spots. Taken as a whole, these essays argue with great urgency that African American political scientists have a unique opportunity and a special responsibility to rethink the canon, the norms, and the directions of the discipline.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Wilbur C. Rich is Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College.
REVIEWS
"This book should be read by all political scientists concerned with the future of political science and the future of our society. There is no other book that addresses the issues raised here. And it is sure to be controversial (if read by mainstream political scientists) because it calls into question some of the classic works in the discipline by some of its 'most prominent scholars.'"—Michael Preston, University of Southern California
"Professor Rich has brought together a group of talented scholars to address a critical issue in the world of American scholarship. This volume moves in the direction of Hanes Walton's Invisible Politics, exposing the hidden racial dimensions of politics in the United States. As Rich points out, American political scientists have systematically and almost universally refused to incorporate issues of race into their studies of political phenomena. This volume will have a critical impact on the rolling back of obstacles to the penetrating analysis of race as a factor in American political mobilization and public policy-making."—William Nelson, Ohio State University
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1: Race and Political Scientists
Ernest J. Wilson and Lorrie Frasure "Still at the Margins: The Persistence of Neglect of African American Issues in Political Science, 1985-2003"
Hanes Walton and Robert Smith, "The Race Variable and the American Political Science Association's State of Discipline" Reports and Books 1907-2002
Wilbur Rich, "Black Political Scientist in Academic Wonderland"
Section 2: Globalization and the Study of Development"
Ollie Johnson, "Black Politics in Latin America"
Vernon Johnson ,"Globalization and the Study of Development"
Section 3: Civic Engagement and Voting
Andrea Simpson, "Going It Alone: Black Women Activists and Black Organizational Quiescence"
Martin Kilson, "Political Scientists and the Study of African American Public Opinion"
Melissa Harris-Lacewell, "Political Science and the Study of African American Public Opinion"
Section 4: Institutions
Kenny Whitby, "Racial Representation in Congress"
Barbara Luck Graham, "Challenging the Dominant civil Rights Paradigm: The Curious Absence of Critical Race Theory in Political Science Scholarship"
Wilbur Rich, "Presidential Leadership and the Politics of Race: Stereotypes, Symbols and Scholarship"
Section 5: The Sub Fields
Comparative Politics- Germaine Hoston, "Comparative Politics and Asia: Contesting Hegemonic Inter- and Intra-Disciplinary Boundaries"
Public Administration- Lenneal Henderson "Race and the Problem of Equity in the Administrative State"
Marion Orr and Valerie Johnson "Race and the City: The View from Two Political Science Journals"
International Relations- Errol A. Henderson, "Hidden in Plain Sight: Racism in World Politics"
American Government- Katherine Tate, Kevin Lyles and Lucius Barker "A Critical Review of American Political Institutions"
Political Theory- Jerry Watts, "Political Science Confronts Afro-America: A Reconsideration"
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African American Perspectives on Political Science
edited by Wilbur Rich
Temple University Press, 2007 eISBN: 978-1-59213-110-5 Paper: 978-1-59213-109-9 Cloth: 978-1-59213-108-2
Race matters in both national and international politics. Starting from this perspective, African American Perspectives on Political Science presents original essays from leading African American political scientists. Collectively, they evaluate the discipline, its subfields, the quality of race-related research, and omissions in the literature. They argue that because Americans do not fully understand the many-faceted issues of race in politics in their own country, they find it difficult to comprehend ethnic and racial disputes in other countries as well. In addition, partly because there are so few African Americans in the field, political science faces a danger of unconscious insularity in methodology and outlook. Contributors argue that the discipline needs multiple perspectives to prevent it from developing blind spots. Taken as a whole, these essays argue with great urgency that African American political scientists have a unique opportunity and a special responsibility to rethink the canon, the norms, and the directions of the discipline.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Wilbur C. Rich is Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College.
REVIEWS
"This book should be read by all political scientists concerned with the future of political science and the future of our society. There is no other book that addresses the issues raised here. And it is sure to be controversial (if read by mainstream political scientists) because it calls into question some of the classic works in the discipline by some of its 'most prominent scholars.'"—Michael Preston, University of Southern California
"Professor Rich has brought together a group of talented scholars to address a critical issue in the world of American scholarship. This volume moves in the direction of Hanes Walton's Invisible Politics, exposing the hidden racial dimensions of politics in the United States. As Rich points out, American political scientists have systematically and almost universally refused to incorporate issues of race into their studies of political phenomena. This volume will have a critical impact on the rolling back of obstacles to the penetrating analysis of race as a factor in American political mobilization and public policy-making."—William Nelson, Ohio State University
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1: Race and Political Scientists
Ernest J. Wilson and Lorrie Frasure "Still at the Margins: The Persistence of Neglect of African American Issues in Political Science, 1985-2003"
Hanes Walton and Robert Smith, "The Race Variable and the American Political Science Association's State of Discipline" Reports and Books 1907-2002
Wilbur Rich, "Black Political Scientist in Academic Wonderland"
Section 2: Globalization and the Study of Development"
Ollie Johnson, "Black Politics in Latin America"
Vernon Johnson ,"Globalization and the Study of Development"
Section 3: Civic Engagement and Voting
Andrea Simpson, "Going It Alone: Black Women Activists and Black Organizational Quiescence"
Martin Kilson, "Political Scientists and the Study of African American Public Opinion"
Melissa Harris-Lacewell, "Political Science and the Study of African American Public Opinion"
Section 4: Institutions
Kenny Whitby, "Racial Representation in Congress"
Barbara Luck Graham, "Challenging the Dominant civil Rights Paradigm: The Curious Absence of Critical Race Theory in Political Science Scholarship"
Wilbur Rich, "Presidential Leadership and the Politics of Race: Stereotypes, Symbols and Scholarship"
Section 5: The Sub Fields
Comparative Politics- Germaine Hoston, "Comparative Politics and Asia: Contesting Hegemonic Inter- and Intra-Disciplinary Boundaries"
Public Administration- Lenneal Henderson "Race and the Problem of Equity in the Administrative State"
Marion Orr and Valerie Johnson "Race and the City: The View from Two Political Science Journals"
International Relations- Errol A. Henderson, "Hidden in Plain Sight: Racism in World Politics"
American Government- Katherine Tate, Kevin Lyles and Lucius Barker "A Critical Review of American Political Institutions"
Political Theory- Jerry Watts, "Political Science Confronts Afro-America: A Reconsideration"
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