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People and Pedagogues: E. E. Schattschneider and the Democratic Creed

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2013

Russell D. Murphy
Russell D. Murphy*
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Wesleyan University
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This is the 50th anniversary of E. E. Schattschneider's Party Government, that eloquent and influential manifesto, first published in 1942, celebrating party government and popular rule. It is also an occasion to recall one of the pioneers in the profession, and to reflect on his contributions to the development of political science as an intellectual discipline. I have been asked to comment, albeit briefly, on Schattschneider's public philosophy, and, less grandly, on his notion of citizenship and citizen education—a daunting task, at best. I say this because Schattschneider's views are widely known and widely cited, as even a cursory glance at entries in recent editions of the Social Science Citation Index reveals. And he writes in a style that is eloquent and accessible, and leaves little doubt in the reader's mind about where he stands on issues. As a result, any commentary on his views runs the risk of either stating what everyone already knows, or, worse yet, mis-stating it.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , June 1992 , pp. 172 - 176
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Copyright © The American Political Science Association 1992

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