Articles published in the Quarterly are reviewed. David Y. Thomas's Mexican Legislation in the Light of Internation Law" (Sept. 1928) is reprinted as one excellent example. (In the 1920's, emphasis was on diplomatic history and international law rather than political science.) A biographical sketch is included. (SE)

Roscoe C. Martin's The Municipal Electorate: A Case Study," 1933, is reviewed and reprinted as a major contribution to empirically based political science (an analysis of the socioeconomic and institutional factors affecting state and local elections using survey methodology). A critique by Martin is also included. (SE)

This study suggests to Extension that, with issues shifting from individual welfare to general welfare, we must become advocates in public issues. (EB)

The many ways in which religion and politics relate is discussed. If political science is not interested in religion, religion seems definitely interested in politics. The reasons for and the dangers of this sudden recent interest in politics by religion are pointed out. (RM)

Describes a college course dealing with the origins and goals of Soviet foreign policy. The course examines the events surrounding the development of Soviet policy since the 1917 revolution, the domestic factors which influence foreign policymaking, and current problems and policies. (RM)

Describes a college course which studies the U.S. House of Representatives. The course examines the origins of the House, life on the hill, rules, committee assignments, leadership, legislators, and the bureaucracy. (RM)

This paper proposes bargaining as a useful conflict resolution skill for community developers. Key bargaining concepts and practice principles from the fields of international conflict resolution, the social action model of community organization, and political science are discussed. (Author/CT)

Contends that inherency can be revitalized as a force in academic debate. Focuses on policy interrelationships (or linkages) and maintains they offer fruitful ground for negative theory/tactic development, making a defense of "What is" a more viable alternative to "What should be." (PD)

Describes a series of exercises which were developed to teach the basic methodologies involved in analyzing and evaluating the effects of alternative public policies. The exercises, intended for use on the college level, deal with determining causation in policy analysis, finding optimum choices with different probabilities, and finding an optimum…

Summarizes findings of a questionnaire sent to people in the field of policy studies. Results show a diverse group in the sense of having a variety of policy-problem interests and a nondiverse group in the sense that a high percentage are political scientists. (Author/KC)

Describes college-level film courses which lend themselves to a variety of political science subjects: American politics through Hollywood film; the police; 1984 and beyond; citizens, mobs, and vigilantes. Courses not only provide information but also involve students in analysis and creativity. (KC)

Discusses the basis on which the behavioral orientation to political science has been constructed: that there are discoverable uniformities in political behavior that can be expressed in generalizations; that the validity of such generalizations must be testable; and that theory and research are closely intertwined. Discusses both American and…

Discusses role of intelligence, strategic surprise, and intelligence estimating in foreign policy and international relations courses on the college level. Hypothesis is that the case study approach, generally used to introduce foreign policy classes to intelligence failures, doesn't stress the relationship of policy to intelligence and the need…