The Case for Public Policy Expertise in Political Science

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" The Case for Public Policy Expertise in Political Science "
Herrera, V; Post, AE

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	913048
Doc. No	:	LA4kc3s6zp
Title & Author	:	The Case for Public Policy Expertise in Political Science [Article]\ Herrera, V; Post, AE
Date	:	2019
Title of Periodical	:	UC Berkeley
Abstract	:	© American Political Science Association 2019. The politics of public policy is a vibrant research area increasingly at the forefront of intellectual innovations in the discipline. We argue that political scientists are best positioned to undertake research on the politics of public policy when they possess expertise in particular policy areas. Policy expertise positions scholars to conduct theoretically innovative work and to ensure that empirical research reflects the reality they aim to analyze. It also confers important practical advantages, such as access to a significant number of academic positions and major sources of research funding not otherwise available to political scientists. Perhaps most importantly, scholars with policy expertise are equipped to defend the value of political science degrees and research in the public sphere.