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.
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