Volume 9, 2004
Ryan J. Barilleaux
Pages 129-145
The Restoration of Political Science
Contemporary political science, which is dominated by a behavioralist paradigm, has made many contributions to our knowledge of political institutions and behavior, is limited by its commitment to positivism. It needs to return to the study of virtue, to an appreciation for natural law, and to develop a new paradigm to organize and unify the study of political phenomena.