Abstract
This article explores causes and consequences of the declining funding chances of political theorizing with the aim of advancing measures to offset them. Major national and international research programmes growingly present challenges that require problem-solving strategies. Applied research disciplines are better fitted to tackle them than basic research disciplines to which political theorizing belongs. Drawing on the enlightening contribution of theory to political research and politics, it argues that the knowledge it produces can be shared across disciplinary boundaries if its scientific reliability is secured. With that aim, the article submits two practical suggestions: enriching normative accounts of politics with research historically and institutionally informed, and streamlining its enquiring capacity by exploring standard, modular and integrated interdisciplinary approaches.
Acknowledgements
This article is part of a working line on interdisciplinary research I began with my colleague Dr Rosario López in 2015. For years, I’ve discussed with my PhD students and recent postdocs the funding chances of political theorizing. This paper attests to our continuous search. I am also grateful to Human Affairs' reviewers for their insightful reports.
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- Frontmatter
- Research Articles
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- On the Funding Chances of Political Theorizing
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- Helping in Times of War: How Uncertainty Modulates Aid to Ukrainian Refugees through Compassion and Threat
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