Wyn Grant is Professor of Politics at the University of Warwick and a member of the Population and Diseases Research Group in the Department of Biological Sciences. He is a former chair and president of the Political Studies Association, former president of the British Politics Group of the American Political Science Association, and a current member of the executive committee of the International Political Science Association. Grant has written extensively on political economy and comparative public policy.

• Tables, Boxes and Illustrations PrefaceChapter 1: The Emergence of a DisciplineChapter 2: An Elitist Discipline? 1950–63Chapter 3: The Stirrings of Discontent: 1964–75Chapter 4: The Oxford-Led Insurgency: 1975Chapter 5: An Activist and Expanding PSA: 1975–79Chapter 6: Political Science in a Cold Climate: 1979–92Chapter 7: A Work in Progress: 1993–2009Chapter 8: Women and Diversity in British Political ScienceChapter 9: Conclusions: Confronting the ChallengesReferencesIndex

"Others will also enjoy the book for its well-judged account of the association's history, its rich insights into disciplinary developments, and for Grant's perceptive, humane observations of the individuals involved." (Times Higher Education, 17 February 2011)

Wyn Grant is Professor of Politics at the University of Warwick and a member of the Population and Diseases Research Group in the Department of Biological Sciences. He is a former chair and president of the Political Studies Association, former president of the British Politics Group of the American Political Science Association, and a current member of the executive committee of the International Political Science Association. Grant has written extensively on political economy and comparative public policy.

• Tables, Boxes and Illustrations PrefaceChapter 1: The Emergence of a DisciplineChapter 2: An Elitist Discipline? 1950–63Chapter 3: The Stirrings of Discontent: 1964–75Chapter 4: The Oxford-Led Insurgency: 1975Chapter 5: An Activist and Expanding PSA: 1975–79Chapter 6: Political Science in a Cold Climate: 1979–92Chapter 7: A Work in Progress: 1993–2009Chapter 8: Women and Diversity in British Political ScienceChapter 9: Conclusions: Confronting the ChallengesReferencesIndex

"Others will also enjoy the book for its well-judged account of the association's history, its rich insights into disciplinary developments, and for Grant's perceptive, humane observations of the individuals involved." (Times Higher Education, 17 February 2011)

Wyn Grant is Professor of Politics at the University of Warwick and a member of the Population and Diseases Research Group in the Department of Biological Sciences. He is a former chair and president of the Political Studies Association, former president of the British Politics Group of the American Political Science Association, and a current member of the executive committee of the International Political Science Association. Grant has written extensively on political economy and comparative public policy.

• Tables, Boxes and Illustrations PrefaceChapter 1: The Emergence of a DisciplineChapter 2: An Elitist Discipline? 1950–63Chapter 3: The Stirrings of Discontent: 1964–75Chapter 4: The Oxford-Led Insurgency: 1975Chapter 5: An Activist and Expanding PSA: 1975–79Chapter 6: Political Science in a Cold Climate: 1979–92Chapter 7: A Work in Progress: 1993–2009Chapter 8: Women and Diversity in British Political ScienceChapter 9: Conclusions: Confronting the ChallengesReferencesIndex

"Others will also enjoy the book for its well-judged account of the association's history, its rich insights into disciplinary developments, and for Grant's perceptive, humane observations of the individuals involved." (Times Higher Education, 17 February 2011)