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What is political science?
What is political science?
The scientific study of politics.
What are the three sub-disciplines of modern political science?
What are the three sub-disciplines of modern political science?
Comparative politics, international relations, and political theory.
When did contemporary political science start to take shape?
When did contemporary political science start to take shape?
In the latter half of the 19th century.
What fields are the antecedents of the modern discipline of political science?
What fields are the antecedents of the modern discipline of political science?
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What was political science commonly considered along with in the late 19th century?
What was political science commonly considered along with in the late 19th century?
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What did political science begin to separate itself from in the latter half of the 19th century?
What did political science begin to separate itself from in the latter half of the 19th century?
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What marked the advent of political science as a university discipline?
What marked the advent of political science as a university discipline?
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When were the American Political Science Association and the American Political Science Review founded?
When were the American Political Science Association and the American Political Science Review founded?
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Who defined political science as 'the science of the state'?
Who defined political science as 'the science of the state'?
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When was the International Political Science Association founded?
When was the International Political Science Association founded?
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What characterized early behavioral political science?
What characterized early behavioral political science?
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What did the late 1960s and early 1970s witness in the discipline of political science?
What did the late 1960s and early 1970s witness in the discipline of political science?
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Who played a key role in setting up political science departments that were distinct from other disciplines?
Who played a key role in setting up political science departments that were distinct from other disciplines?
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What did the study of political science share some historical predecessors with?
What did the study of political science share some historical predecessors with?
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What are political scientists marked by, in addition to a concern for 'modernity' and the contemporary nation state?
What are political scientists marked by, in addition to a concern for 'modernity' and the contemporary nation state?
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When did APSA membership rise from 204 to 1,462?
When did APSA membership rise from 204 to 1,462?
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