激情、技艺与方法：比较政治访谈录

by Gerardo L. Munck, Richard Snyder, 赫拉尔多·L. 芒克

本书由两位政治学者精心设计、共同编撰，采访了声望卓著的十五位当代比较政治研究大家：阿尔蒙德、摩尔、达尔、林茨、亨廷顿、李帕特、奥唐纳尔、施密特、斯科特、斯捷潘、普沃斯基、贝茨、科利尔、莱廷、斯考切波。

全书共十七章，由两篇作者概述和十五篇访谈组成。在作者概述中，两位作者对十五位访谈对象的共通特质进行了总结，对比较政治学术流变进行了详细梳理，可以让读者从若干关键问题入手，更好地领略当代比较政治研究的发展历程。在十五篇访谈录中，两位作者围绕“知识构建与学术训练、主要研究和理论思想、研究方法和分析工具、学术合作者与学生、对比较政治研究领域的基本看法”等主题，与访谈对象进行了深入交流，展现了这些政治学大家的学思历程与研究心得。对于立志从事学术研究的读者来说，如何更好地认识学科现状、调整研究期望、规划职业生涯，如何平衡生活、研究与教学之间的关系，本书呈现了丰富多彩的路径，提供了难能可贵的经验。

Genres: Nonfiction, Politics, Political Science

880 pages, Hardcover

First published May 30, 2007

Reviews

[Benemint · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful idea for a book. I really enjoyed James Scott's chapter in particular -- a crusader for interdisciplinary studies (reminds me of Professor G in history). His interview is brutally honest, straightforward and funny. Other interviews are also great materials for historicizing the field of political science. Knowing the personal and social background of each scholar helps us enjoy and appreciate their works. All comparative majors and anyone who is interested in American postwar intellectuals will love this book. The mutual perceptions between teachers and students are fascinating (e.g. Almond thought the special terms he invented were so widely accepted that they did not require any footnotes or further explanations but when James Scott took Almond's class Scott counted a (big) number of terms he could not understand!). Two things I learned from this book: 1. Not many of them wrote a good dissertation (or published it). 2. We Should Ask Important Questions (rather than bogged down in methodological innovations)

[Marc Sabatier · Rating 5 out of 5]

on its way

[Arliska Fatma · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am going through the first 100 pages for the abundance of questions in my own passion and specific interest. It feels good to get feeling of talking to James Scott nor Huntington through the papers.
I have not found a way to what I want but I could tell things that I don't. Hopefully, it is a good start!

Well, when in doubt, Iqra!