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Political Action
Dick Simpson
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Description for Political Action
Paperback. Without a new focus on action, political science will remain sterile; and without a more human politics, citizens will remain misinformed, apathetic, helpless. Political Action is controversial because it challenges the profession of political science. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 267 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Politics and the study of politics are at a watershed. They are deficient because they fail to respond to fundamental crises in our society, fail to incorporate new knowledge from other fields of study, and fail to allow citizens to function as mature human beings shaping their own destiny. Political Action demonstrates the need for a new political science which, in turn, may lead to a new politics more adequate to the problems of this era.
Modern political science, as currently studied and practiced, is irrelevant for both public officials and citizens because it fails to focus on political ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
Number of Pages
267
Place of Publication
Ohio, United States
ISBN
9780804008358
SKU
V9780804008358
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Dick Simpson
Dick Simpson is a professor of political science at the University of Illinois, Chicago. George Beam is a professor of political science at the University of Illinois, Chicago.
Reviews for Political Action
“Reading the book may touch something inside of the reader which could trigger a need to become more active politically, and in turn, the self-motivation could inspire the specifics for action for a practical program.”