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Thursday, January 16, 2020

Forecasts in Political Science

An interesting read:
Political science has its limits when it comes to presidential prediction
DAVID SCHULTZ notes:
“The study of politics goes back to the Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle. Yet modern political science is a construct of the post-World War II era, a response to the challenges of modern science ... Looking at these accomplishments, some sought to make the study of government and politics a science. A scientific study of politics meant building models that could mathematically predict events, much like physicists or chemists can calculate or predict molecular or chemical reactions. Prediction included the concepts of description and explanation. This is what the “science” in political science meant.” 


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