**THIS IS FROM MY CONCEPTUAIZATION, MOSTLY, FROM MAY, 2013… didn’t make the cut, but essentially the same ideas. In 1955 Louis Hartz contended all American political discourse was liberal. While a generation of scholars were strongly influenced by Hartz’s analysis, in the 1970s and 80s challenges began to appear. Several studies argued that there were…
This is from an email. The last two paragraphs deserve memorization. Dear Friends of American Political Thought, I write to alert you to a proposal to create a new organized section, American Political Thought, within the American Political Science Association, and to solicit your support in this endeavor. If you have already received an email…
In-between working on my dissertation (the work day) and preparing for an interview as an ESL Teacher (this evening), I typed up my Sutras for the Soul. I’ve ordered copies on parchment paper and I plan on carrying ’em around for the next three weeks, so if I see you; please be kind and ask…
Hello, before embarking on the final sunsets of summer vacation, I thought to drop a little personality instead of science. Enjoy! see here.
The purpose of this last post on the topic of Bourdieu is to draw attention to the capability of political scientists in researching American political development. Analysis may proceed as follows: There is a historical and biased structure with habitus regarding the political languages of authoritarianism, liberalism, and republicanism in American political development. If political languages…
Bourdieu’s Habitus, Reflexivity, and Capital Bourdieu’s Science of Science and Reflexivity (2004) is about scientists and their participation in the field. Bourdieu explains that the scientist interacts with the field and tries to generate knowledge. However, how can we prevent bias (scientist misrepresents or is wrong) and closure (i.e. only this was/is right and your…
Interactions, Not Paradigms Bourdieu criticizes Kuhn for a number of reasons. Bourdieu’s habitus is a “different science.” Kuhn’s paradigm as scientific inquiry does not “put forward a coherent model for explaining [scientific] change” (15). Bourdieu explains that using paradigms to explain scientific objects would not explain an “essential tension” in the field because, according to…
This is continued from previous post: Bourdieu for American Political Development The external habits of republicanism, liberalism and authoritarianism are available for human interaction eternally within and between regimes, states, society, identity, etc. I discount the assumption that ignorance means an object is unavailable. Meaning, the habitus of republicanism should hold complete and perfect information…
Political Pipeline 