Few academic disciplines have recorded their own origins and
development in an organized way. The American Political Science
Association, in cooperation with Pi Sigma Alpha, the political
science honor society, and the University of Kentucky, have
undertaken an extensive oral history project, the aim of which is
to trace and record the growth of the discipline. The program has
made it possible to amass hours of interviews with women and men
who have influenced the study of political science. Political
Science in America contains interviews with fifteen major figures
who speak frankly about the intellectual and institutional roots of
political science and trace its evolution. Through their words, we
learn what it was like to be a part of the earliest Ph.D. programs
and to work with early leaders. We discover how these leaders
became interested in political science, what roles they played in
building departments and research organizations, and what they
learned from participation in government and politics. They discuss
their own contributions and offer opinions on some of the major
conflicts that have divided the discipline. Particularly
enlightening are their varied perspectives on the growth of the
behavioral movement in political science over the past fifty years.
This book is of interest to all political scientists as a
historical perspective on their discipline.
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