Comment on Moran's ‘Interdisciplinarity and Political Science’

Abstract

In his recent article on the reasoning behind interdisciplinary political science, Michael Moran examines both external factors (such as funding), as well as internal motives (the desire to keep a discipline alive). He does not acknowledge, however, that political science is in fact likely to be a poor candidate for interdisciplinary work. In this article, I outline three reasons – training, career advancement and the self-regulation of the profession – why political science has not adopted an interdisciplinary direction.