The Future of Political Science?

Abstract

In this essay I outline what I see as the major challenges facing the discipline of political science, current trends in the field, and what might be done to meet these challenges. I conclude with what I believe can be done in this post COVID era to reinvigorate the discipline. In particular, I argue that we need to refocus on teaching now more than ever because there is a great need to re-engage citizens in the democratic process.