The Tragedy of Political Science: Politics, Scholarship, and Democracy

A comprehensive review and thoughtful critique of the development of political science as an academic discipline in this century, Ricci€s strong indictment of political science will be a source of lively controversy and discussion for years to come. €œA provocative, rich and rewarding book that advances a thesis that will be hotly and widely debated by political scientists€¦Intelligent, lucid, scholarly, [and] well-argued.€€"Neal Riemer, American Political Science Review
€œA first class critical examination of political science in American since its beginnings€¦a century ago.  It warrants thoughtful reading by both novices and established professors€¦A learned, incisive, and balanced work.€€"Dwight Waldo, Political Science Quarterly
€œAn informative and truly provocative work.  The Tragedy of Political Science is both a scholarly study of American political science as an academic discipline and a practical moral argument on behalf of its fundamental reordering€¦Ricci€s book is an extremely interesting work.  Its clarity of style and attention to scholarly detail make it an unusually accessible work€¦Any member of the discipline would benefit from the overview which Ricci constructs.  His summaries of the various schools and traditions within American political science are truly impressive.€€"James L. Wiser, Perspective
€œA valuable book.€€"David Morgan, Journal of American Studies
€œAfter this work there€s no need for another account of the pathos of political science in its American incarnation; it says all that€s needed, says its tellingly, and thereby provides a basis for transcending it. A splendid book.€€"Henry S. Kariel