Roundtable: Political Science in the Liberal Arts: A Time for Reaffirmation or Retrenchment?

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Brief Overview

How should Political Science define itself as a discipline in the current debate in the academy with respect to the value of the liberal arts? Is the field well-grounded in the liberal arts or is the field a professionally-oriented degree?

Section

• 73. Professional Development

Chair

• Robert William Smith, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Participants

• Matthew James Geras, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

• John E. Transue, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs