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"Issued November 1984." ; Caption title. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"Issued January 1992." ; Shipping list no.: 92-160-P. ; Caption title. ; Mode of access: Internet.

A brief review of the achievements of the Australian Institute of Political Science (AIPS) praises the ongoing Tall Poppy Campaign undertaken in 1998 to promote appreciation of the achievements of Australians & to foster a greater interest in science as a study & career option for young Australians. Other achievements of the AIPS in 2005 include a small surplus of funding; publication of the journals 320th issue; appointment of an Editorial Advisory Committee to develop new directions for the journal; presentation of the seventh Post Budget Health Briefing to AIPS members; the selection of 21 additional Young Tall Poppies; successful implementation of educational outreach programs; various contributions to community science promotion/awareness, including National Science Week; & placement of Young Tall Poppies in important research & leadership positions. A list of current members of the board is included. J. Lindroth

We argue that political science blogs can link conversations among political scientists with broader public debates about contemporary issues. Political science blogs do this by identifying relevant research, explaining its findings, and articulating its applicability. We identify strategies besides blogging that individual scholars and the discipline could undertake to enhance its public profile. Adapted from the source document.

AbstractIraq occupies a special position in the general context of re-Islamization of Arab societies because of the US occupation and the absence of a viable state. The attempt to rebuild communities under the aegis of the United States led to a widespread withdrawal back into communities in which Islam plays a vital role. Sectarian identities were intensified, particularly because they built on layers largely secularized by years of a form of political life that had been partly dominated by secular or secularist parties (Communist Party, Baath party). It looks as if a secularized form of Islam, whose vocation is primarily to confer an identity and which has become impervious to any religious code, is likely to fuel the fighting, which is all the more inexpiable because each person believes that he is fighting for survival as a member of his community.

THE AUTHOR CRITIQUES HARRY ECKSTEIN'S CLASSIC ESSAY "AUTHORITY PATTERNS: A STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR POLITICAL INQUIRY." IN THAT ESSAY, ECKSTEIN PROPOSES THAT THE SCOPE OF POLITICS CAN BE ASCERTAINED THROUGH A TAXONOMIC EXERCISE THAT HE LABELS "PROGRESSIVE DIFFERENTIATION." IN SO DOING, HE DELIMITS POLITICAL STUDY TO THE SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF AUTHORITY PATTERNS, WHICH HE DEFINES AS "THE SET OF ASYMMETRIC RELATIONS AMONG HIERARCHICALLY ORDERED MEMBERS OF A SOCIAL UNIT THAT INVOLVE THE DIRECTION OF THE UNIT." THIS TAXONOMY IS PROVOCATIVE BECAUSE IT RULES OUT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE'S DOMAIN STANDARD FARE CONCERNING EXCHANGE AMONG EQUALS (VIRTUALLY ALL OF ECONOMIC REASONING) AND EXCHANGE BETWEEN STATES (VIRTUALLY ALL OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS). ECKSTEIN PROPOSES AN ALTERNATIVE DELIMITATION WITH FOUR SUBFIELDS -- POLITICAL THEORY, COMPARATIVE POLITICS, DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS -- AND DEFINES THEM IN SUCH A WAY AS TO GIVE COHERENCE TO THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINE.