The Science of Political Science Graduate Admissions

Political Science and Politics, Vol. XXVI, No. 4, pp. 772-778, December 1993

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Gary King

Harvard University

John M. Bruce

University of Mississippi, Dept. of Political Science

Michael J. Gilligan

New York University - Department of Politics

Abstract

As political scientists, we spend much time teaching and doing scholarly research, and more time than we may wish to remember on university committees. However, just as many of us believe that teaching and research are not fundamentally different activities, we also need not use fundamentally different standards of inference when studying government, policy, and politics than when participating in the governance of departments and universities. In this article, we describe our attempts to bring somewhat more systematic methods to the process and policies of graduate admissions.

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King, Gary and Bruce, John M. and Gilligan, Michael J., The Science of Political Science Graduate Admissions. Political Science and Politics, Vol. XXVI, No. 4, pp. 772-778, December 1993 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1084135

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John M. Bruce

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Michael J. Gilligan

New York University - Department of Politics ( email )

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