Political science has been described as a jigsaw puzzle with many specializations and subfields that do not talk to one another. This book offers a solution that will advance the field from mid-level theory to engage in cross-fertilization through metatheoretical paradigms. The book begins with a history of political science from the nineteenth century to the present, followed by a paradigmatic history of political science including 6 metatheories in the pre-behavioral era, 12 in the behavioral era, and the 4 major and several minor paradigms being developed today. The book advances the goal of David Easton by proposing a neobehavioral political science including multimethodological innovations, cross-testing of paradigms, and tenets of a new political science that can rise to become a truly theoretical science. Each paradigm is diagramed to demonstrate the key concepts and their causal interconnections.Political Science Revitalized: Filling the Jigsaw Puzzle with Paradigmsposes an exciting and provocative argument for the future of the vast field of political science.

Michael Haas, who taught political science at the University of Hawaii for 35 years, now lives in Los Angeles, where he teaches at local colleges and universities.

1Political Science: A Contested History
2Subfields of Political Science
3Traditional Paradigms
4Behavioral Paradigms
5Postbehavioral Paradigms
6Contemporary Paradigms
7Multimethological Political Science
8Cross-Testing Paradigms
9Neobehavioral Political Science