Description
About the Author
John H. Aldrich is Pfizer-Pratt University Professor of Political Science, Duke University. He is the author or co-author of Why Parties, Before the Convention, Linear Probability, Logit and Probit Models, and a series of books on elections, the most recent of which is Change and Continuity in the 2012 Elections. He is past President of the Southern Political Science Association and of the Midwest Political Science Association and is currently serving as president of the American Political Science Association. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and held a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Reviews
At a time when so much talk about higher education concerns the virtues and dangers of crossing disciplinary boundaries, it is splendid to have this thoughtful study by John Aldrich and his colleagues. The book offers an enlightened, non-partisan analysis that can help guide us on the way forward. * Richard Brodhead, President, Duke University *
A must read for any scholar or administrator seeking to advance interdisciplinarity in the modern research university. Individual scholars will find examples and advice about pursuing interdisciplinary research. Administrators will find this book useful in providing a conceptual and intellectual basis for pursuing interdisciplinarity, one that is nevertheless consistent with preserving the value of discipline-based inquiry. The book also describes the benefits and pitfalls of various institutional arrangements, such as interdisciplinary centers, for pursuing the value of interdisciplinarity. * Laurel Weldon, Professor of Political Science, Purdue University *
Book Information
ISBN 9780199331352
Author John Aldrich
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 494g
Dimensions(mm) 156mm * 234mm * 18mm