Contemporary politology: a reflection on the limits of some theoretical approaches

Introduction to the Dossier The aim of this article is to propose a critical reflection on the practices carried out by political scientists and on the limitations of contemporary Political Science. Consequently, the paper reconstructs, in first place, the principal elements that articulate the noti...

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Autor principal: Bautista Lucca, Juan
Formato: Revistas
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2008
Acceso en línea:https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/247
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Sumario:Introduction to the Dossier The aim of this article is to propose a critical reflection on the practices carried out by political scientists and on the limitations of contemporary Political Science. Consequently, the paper reconstructs, in first place, the principal elements that articulate the notions of Scientific Community (Thomas Kuhn), Scientific Field (Pierre Bourdieu), and Trans-Epistemical Arenas (Karin Knorr-Cetina). Secondly, it uses these concepts in relation to contemporary Political Science.