Sentences with phrase «political science point»

The «benefits» of the case from a political science point of view are not that homosexuals subsequently enjoy equal rights, just as much as the «costs» are not that homosexuals enjoy equal rights.

What modern political science point of view to potentially possible direct voting via public and other networks like internet?

Not exact matches

When I was a senior in college I attended an inspiring conference at West Point called the Student Conference on U.S. Affairs, which paired political science majors with cadets in the hopes of building future civilian - military relationships.

I just thought the book brought up some interesting points but I also understand that science is highly competiitive and political.

Today growing points are along the frontiers of modern science, in relation to other religions and to the economic and political problems of our time.

But these assertions miss completely the more subtle point that Tinder, Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, makes in this interesting, though uneven, book.

However, the point I'm making is that one could not really prove a theory in political science, but only refute it.

As Gerald Benjamin, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at SUNY New Paltz, points out in aJournal News op - ed; Forty - nine out of 63 New York State Senators received most of their campaign contributions from corporations or big money donors.Millions are wasted and misdirected each year because of sweetheart deals for the special interests.

«Half the electorate is really not happy at this point with the president's leadership, and so that doesn't provide members of the House with much of a basis for thinking there will be coattails for them to ride on,» said James E. Campbell, a professor of political science at the State University at Buffalo.

«His dad made a major point of being unable to run because he had to handle things in Albany,» said Gerald Benjamin, a longtime professor of political science at SUNY New Paltz.

B.A. in political science and government from High Point University, 2008.

«(Consolidation is) unlikely to reach the voters at this point, given the strong push - back against it, coming not only from communities in the city, but also much of the suburbs,» said Grant Reeher, director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute and a political science professor in Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, in an email.

«From my vantage point in Atlanta, I wouldn't say that Andrew Cuomo stood out more than other people,» said Andra Gillespie, an associate professor of political science at Emory University who has written a book about another possible Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey.

«If she does primary Cuomo, I'd be worried, if I'm Cuomo's people — not necessarily that she would win or get within 10 points of him,» said Doug Muzzio, a professor of political science at Baruch College.

North Korea is a case in point where science diplomacy may act as a pivotal tool for alleviating political tension and facilitating exchanges.

The findings do point to the power of facial expressions in transmitting bias, but that doesn't mean they reflect people's actual viewing habits or their responses to the full shows in their real context, says Diana Mutz, a professor of communications and political science at the University of Pennsylvania.

The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has a routine practice of meddling in petty science - funding matters to score political Science, Space, and Technology has a routine practice of meddling in petty science - funding matters to score political science - funding matters to score political points.

The basic point, she says, is to champion science and urge political leaders to use scientific evidence to enact policies for the common good.

The reason we don't hear candidates talk about science is because they don't get any political points for it.

As was pointed out earlier in this space (Science, 15 August 2003), those price differentials have become a sharp political issue, with many U.S. consumers buying medicines online from different countries or traveling to import them directly.

Kahan pointed to the success of local political leaders in southeast Florida in depoliticizing discussions of climate science, an example that is discussed at length in the study

And Perdue's not the only leading recipient of Southern's political support to help spread the questionable scientific talking points the utility has paid for: Rep. Gary Palmer, an Alabama Republican who received $ 18,000 from the company's PAC and employees in the 2014 cycle, last year told WATE that science «says global climate change is more a function of nature and solar activity than it is anything man does.»

Bloomberg and Klein «proved the important point that it is possible to change big and bulky school bureaucracies,» says Jeffrey Henig, professor of political science and education at Columbia.

What follows is an attempt, from the point of view of diplomacy and political science, to delineate the price by outlining the parameters needed to end the Israeli - Palestinian protracted and most bloody conflict.

Well, if you want a laugh, watch certain authors twisting themselves into human pretzels as they try to point out that science fiction and fantasy have always been political.

Writing a political science thesis is not very difficult for many students, because even though like all other theses it involves extensive research, political science topics are relatively easy and there is a lot of room for argument for and against a particular topic, so in many cases writing such thesis comes down to simply finding solid arguments and proving your point of view.

It never occured to us it might be necessary to explicitly point out the difference between «the politicization of the science», which is obviously something we talk about quite frequently here at RC, and the «political implications of the science» (i.e., whether or not the Kyoto Accord should be ratified), which is something we obviously don't.

What is being addressed in this paper is how best to use the prestige of science to get people to give in on a political point.

If the Julie MacDonald incidents — which were covered by the high - profile media outlets — don't get people to care and worry about the political interference with and repression of science, then there's no point in a science debate.

The reason Eric did not respond to them [I assume] is simply that this is a site for climate science and I think that the points raised in the 1st paragraph are more political in nature.

David Victor, the University of California, San Diego, political science professor and author of «Global Warming Gridlock,» noted some subtler aspects of the announcement that point to ever more efficient coal use in China, but also unrelenting growth in coal use — and carbon dioxide emissions.

Alex Katarsis: «I realize it's a political point, but we can't ignore that the science is being used a weapon by both sides of the climate change issue.»

I realize it's a political point, but we can't ignore that the science is being used a weapon by both sides of the climate change issue.

Considering Carlin's comments based on his expertise and education — i.e. seperating the wheat from the shaft: Debunking Carlin's comments about the «science of climate change» because he is an economist not a climatolgist, in addition to his association with political groups, is a critical point.

Political Junkie makes another interesting point about politics trumping Science.

You can point the finger at all sorts of participants in this battle, but I believe (and we have been examining and discussing at length on this site for more than 8 years now) the principal drivers of the polarization are coming more from: (1) the corporate energy interests who are protecting their profits against regulation and other policies that would move the system away from fossil fuels, and using their clout in the political process to tie things up; (2) right - wing anti-government and anti-regulatory ideologues whose political views appear threatened by scientific conclusions that point toward a need for stronger policy action; (3) people whose religious or cultural identities appear threatened by modern science; and so forth.

The important point is that climate science has been captured by the environmental political movement.

Well, the point was that the separation of powers is a fundamental question in political science.

Doing this is a political action, not a scientific one, and shows that the writer is interested in scoring debating points, not examining the science.

And indeed given the state of science and technology now and in 40 years time, the remark about» political will», in other words the cost people are prepared to bear (an entirely legitimate point) does not sound like such a very big call.

This point is just as true of climate science, as it is of psychology, political science, or any field that has potential to be distorted by political bias.

Two points: 1) An update on the Lamar Smith affair (which I continue to regard as a politically motivated witchhunt): «About 600 scientists and engineers, including former employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), have signed on to letters urging the head of that agency, Kathryn Sullivan, to push back against political interference in science.

You have pointed out the importance of rational skepticism in science, yet precisely this key aspect of the scientific method was crushed by the IPCC process, political representatives and a handful of influential «mainstream «climate scientists.

And the sceptics make some good points about uncertainty, unethical behaviour, and political agendas contaminating the science.

Amongst those who don't understand the science (which is most people), AGW scepticism has for a long time been associated in people's minds with a hard core political point - of - view of the sort that that thinks Pres. Obama is allied to terrorism, the world being taken over by neo-Marxists etc etc..

My original point stands that it is an unwise choice to have a purely political organization pay for (sponsor) the development and publication of an internationally definitive report IF your belief is that science and politics should be insulated from each other.

Fortunately most science isn't as politically charged as climate science, otherwise the starting point for many of Dr. Curry's ideas to succeed would first require the step of establishing diversity through political affirmative action for faculty hires, not feasible within a reasonable timeframe, if at all.

The political will to base policy on science over special interests is growing, and the tipping point is fast approaching.

The first video Dr Soon suggested was of his hour long 4/2/2013 University of Minnesota presentation, where he said at the outset that science should not be subjected to what he calls a strange and ugly political interference, pointing out that no amount of money can influence his opinion.

Now turning to the three options and thinking from a systems view point (we are talking about interfaces between systems here) the only difference between the first and the second is that the political process has been extended into the domain of science.