Annotated BIBLIOGRAPHY on Policy Research,and Political Behavior

Alpert, H. , "Congressmen, Social Scientists, and Attitudes toward Federal Support of Social Science Research." Amer. Soc. R., XXIII (Dec. '58), 682-86. Analysis of nine themes or issues in the objections of public officials to support for the social sciences.

Apter, D.E. , "A Comparative Method for the Study of Politics." Amer. J. of Soc., LXIV (Nov. '58), 221-37. To strengthen theory in comparative studies a model of three dimensions is constructed: social stratification, political groups, and government, each being composed of a set of variables.

Aron R. , "Note sur le pouvoir économique." Revue Économique , #6 (Nov. '58), 849-58. Commentary on the use and misuse of the term "economic power," in Western political and economic philosophy.

Bailey, R.B. , Sociology Faces Pessimism. Den Haag: Martinus Nijhoff, Lange Voorhout 9, 1958. Study of European sociological thought amidst a fading optimism.

Barth, E.A.T. , & B. Abu-Laban , "Power Structure and the Negro Sub-Community." Amer. Soc. R., XXIV (Feb. '59), 69-76. A typology of one community's influence systems.

Becker, H.S. , "Problems of Inference and Proof in Participant Observation." Amer. Soc. R., XXIII (Dec. '58), 652-60. Description of analytic field work using participant observation, emphasizing means of formalizing and systematizing operations.

Bell, D. , "The Power Elite—Reconsidered." Amer. J. of Soc. , LXIV (Nov. '58), 238-50. C. W. Mills' work is criticized on the basis of textual analysis as loose in terminology, static, and mute on important relevant topics (e.g., the nature of interests).

Blumer, H. , "Recent Research on Racial Relations: United States of America." Int'l. Social Sci. Bull., X (#3, '58), 403-47. This issue of the journal is devoted to commentary on recent research on racial relations in Britain, East Africa, and Western Germany, as well as the U. S.

Braudel, F. , "Historia y Ciencias Sociales: la Larga Duración." Cuadernos Americanos, CI (Nov.-Dec. '58), 73-110. An historian analyzes time and method in the social sciences and historical studies: "history, the science of the past, is the science of the present."

Bridgman, P.W. , "Quo Vadis." Daedalus, LXXXVII (Winter '58), 85-93. "The proper uses of our minds" as suggested both by the sciences and the "more complex" humanities.

Burchard, W.W. , "Lawyers, Political Scientists, Sociologists—and Concealed Microphones ." Amer. Soc. R., XXIII (Dec '58), 686-91. A study of differences in opinions among these groups as to prospective public reactions.

Busey, J.L. , "Foundations of Political Contrast: Costa Rica and Nicaragua." Western Pol. Q., XI (Sept. '58), 627-59. Comparative method is applied to find causal factors underlying democracy or its lack in two relatively unknown countries.

" Civil Defense is Possible." Fortune, LVIII (Dec. '58), 98-101+. Summary of the criticisms of civil defense, concluding that it is necessary and possible at reasonable cost. Includes estimates of the effect on the economy of nuclear war and its aftermath.

Count, E.W. "The Biological Basis of Human Sociality." Amer. Anthro. , LX (Dec. '58), 1049-85. An intriguing, complex theoretical synthesis whose central thesis is that there is a biological configuration or determination from which the social sciences may proceed.

Cutright, P. , & P.H. Rossi , "Party Organization in Primary Elections." Amer. J. of Soc., LXIV (Nov. '58), 262-69. Official party organization, studied in eight primaries, is usually but not always decisive in determining election results.

Deutscher, I. , "The Stereotype as a Research Tool." Social Forces , XXXVII (Oct. '58), 55-60. The use of value-laden, loaded questions with a limited range of response works well to evoke "stereotypical answers."

Dodd, S.C. , "Formulas for Spreading Opinions." Pub. Opin. Q., XXII (Winter '58-'59), 537-54. Report on the Air Force's extensive contracts for research on air drops of propaganda leaflets and their effects, with an extensive biblography.

Domenach, J.-M. , "L'armée en république." Esprit, XXVI (Nov. '58) , 632-43. The French army, as it has become a political force.

Doria, M.R. Dieci Anni di Politica Agraria nel Mezzogiorno. Bari: Laterza, 1958. From first timid experiments to movements of audacious reform. South Italian political agrarianism post W.W. II. Relations between economic development, politics of state intervention and farmer movements.

" Les Elections à l' Académie Française." Revue Fran. de Sci. Pol., VIII (Sept. '58). 646-54. An evaluation of the politics of the 1958 elections to the French Academy, noting the relevance of such studies to the political scientist.

Faenza, L. , "Inchiesta su una Parrocchia in Romagna." Passato e Presente, #6 (Nov.-Dec. '58), 707-39. Socio-political ideas and relations, especially communist and Catholic, in a rural parish of Romagna, reported in a distinctive and intricate interview-journalist-sociological way.

Ficatier, M.-E. , "La vie dans une université américaine." Revue de Psych. des Peuples, XIII (#4, '58), 400-21. A frank account of life, education, professors and politics at the University of Washington.

Freeman, J.L. , "Local Party Systems: Theoretical Considerations and a Case Analysis ." Amer. J. of Soc., LXIV (Nov. '58), 282-89. Finds a strong relationship between national party identifications and local party preferences, despite legal provisions to eradicate it.

Gabrieli, F. , "Frederick II and the Moslem Culture." Diogenes, #24 (Winter '58), 1-16. Interesting case study of the impact between two cultures, through the medium of the 12th century Swabian ruler himself partly Arabized, yet anti-Muslim.

Galenson, W. , ed. Labor and Economic Development . N. Y.: Wiley, 1959. Five contributors discuss the evolution of the labor movement in India, Japan, Egypt, other areas. Concerned with relevent political, social, economic conditions.

Glueck, S. , "Predictive Devices and the Individualization of Justice." Law & Contemp. Problems, XXIII (Summer '58), 461-76. Problems of the use of prediction tables and other means to "individualize" sentences of specific offenders.

Godechot, J. , "The Business Classes and the Revolution outside France." Amer. Hist. R., LXIV (Oct. '58), 1-13. The business classes of Europe, 1789-1799, were generally sympathetic to the French Revolution; too little research has been done on their composition and attitudes.

Golembiewski, R.T. , "A Taxonomic Approach to State Political Party Strength." Western Pol. Q., XI (Sept. '58), 494-513. Finds by analytic methods a number of characteristics distinguishing one-party from two-party States.

Gordon, W.C. , & N. Babcauk , "A Typology of Voluntary Associations." Amer. Soc. R., XXIV (Feb. '59), 22-29. The typology is based on degree of membership accessability, status-conferring capacity, and function.

Halbwachs, M. The Psychology of Social Class. London: Heinemann , 1958.

Halmos, P. , "Social Science and Social Change." Ethics, LXIX (Jan. '59), 102-19. An analysis of the logical status of social science communications—which influence social conditions— and the moral-psychological position of the social scientist.

Harbold, W.H. , & D.G. Hitchner , "Some Reflections on Method in the Study of Politics." Western Pol. Q., XI (Dec. '58), 753-73. Limitations on knowledge which empirical research can give us can be surmounted only through the use of philosophical and historical analysis, especially the former

Kallich, M. , "Psychoanalysis, Sexuality, and Lytton Strachey's Theory of Biography ." Amer. Imago, XV (Winter '58), 331-70. An attempt to make explicit Strachey's concept and use of psychology in biography, noting his rationalism and individualism.

Kamin, L.J. , "Ethnic and Party Affiliations of Candidates as Determinants of Voting .' Canadian J. of Psych., XII (Dec. '58), 205-12. When party affiliation is not given on ballot ethnic identification (English or French) and position on ballot influence voters' choices. Otherwise, party label carries most weight.

Keating, K.B. , "Reaching for the Stars: Space Law and the New Fourth Dimension." Amer. Bar Ass'n. J., XLV (Jan. '59), 54-57. Advocacy of general and specific measures to define the frontiers and boundaries of space before man arrives.

Kelley, D. , "Press Coverage of Two Michigan Congressional Elections." Journalism Q., XXXV. (Fall '58), 447-49+. Content and quantitative analysis of six daily papers.

Klapp, O.E. , "Social Types: Process and Structure." Amer. Soc. R. , XXIII (Dec. '58), 674-78. Social types are "a chart to role-structures otherwise largely invisible."

Larrabee, E. , & R. Meyersohn , eds. Mass Leisure. Glencoe, Ill.: Free Press, 1958. Place of leisure in contemporary U. S. society, reviewed by U. S. social scientists.

Leites, N. On the Game of Politics in France. Stanford: Stanford Univ. Press, 1959. The intricate "rules of the game" of French political practice.

Levine, S. , & G. Gordon , "Maximizing Returns on Mail Questionnaires." Pub. Opin. Q., XXII (Winter '58-'59), 568-75. Useful and specific suggestions based on the authors' successful experience in sending mail questionnaires to Blue Cross organizations.

Lhomme, J. , "Considérations sur le pouvoir économique et sa nature." Revue Économique, #6 (Nov. '58), 859-95. Analysis of the components of economic power, and the factors and conditions contingent to its development and use.

Lindblom, C.E. , "Tinbergen on Policy-Making," J. of Pol. Econ., LXVI (Dec. '58), 531-38. a review of Economic Policy: Principles and Design, particularly critical of Tinbergen's conception of the policy-making process.

Lorimer, F. , J. Bourgeois-Pichat , & D. Kirk , "An Inquiry Concerning Some Ethical Principles Relating to Human Reproduction ." Cross Currents, VIII (Winter '58), 24-42. With an introduction by G. H. L. Zeegers (pp. 19-23). Includes data and commentary on the political aspects of over-population and its control, especially in underdeveloped areas; "ethical principles" discussed are Roman Catholic.

Macrae, D., JR. , "Religious and Socioeconomic Factors in the French Vote, 1946-56." Amer. J. of Soc., LXIV (Nov. '58), 290-98. Four French electoral cleavages are analyzed by multiple regression methods to determine which are lasting and which changing.

Mainzer, L.C. , "Science Democratized: Advisory Committees on Research." Pub. Admin. R., XVIII (Autumn '58), 314-23. The mixed effects of the Dept. of Agriculture's research advisory committees.

Mannheim, H. , "Comparative Sentencing Practice." Law & Contemp. Problems. XXIII ( Summer '58), 557-82. Survey of diverse judicial sentencing practices in nine western European nations.

Meynaud, J. , "Pouvoir politique et pouvoir économique" Revue Économique , #6 (Nov. '58), 925-57. The role of government and public opinion in regulating economic power, and their means for so doing.

Miller, D.C. , "Decision-Making Cliques in Community Power Structures: A Comparative Study of an American and an English City." Amer. J. of Soc ., LXIV (Nov. '58), 299-310. No rigid clique structure was found in either city, but greater fluidity was found in the English city.

Middleton, J. , D. Tait , eds. Tribes Without Rulers. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1958.

Mora, J.F. , "The Intellectual in Contemporary Society." Ethics , LXIX (Jan. '59), 94-101. Brief commentary on what the intellectual is, and what he can do and should do in respect to his society.

Morris, C. , "Prospects for a New Synthesis: Science and the Humanities as Complementary Activities." Daedalus, LXXXVII (Winter '58), 94-101. Essentially a discussion of ethical (humanitarian) values in determining the uses of scientific knowledge.

Nigg, W. Warriors of God: The Great Religious Orders and Their Founders. N. Y.: Knopf, 1959. A study (originally in German) of the founders, ruling concepts and means of operation of 12 religious orders. A politically relevent topic too often neglected by political scientists.

Northwood, L.K. , "Measuring Group Opinion by Expert Estimates." Soc. & Social Research, XLIII (Nov.-Dec. '58), 113-18. The quota of experts method involves asking the respondents to estimate group opinion, as an alternative to probability or quota sampling.

" Official Reports and Proceedings: Report of the Committee on Research." Amer. Soc. R., XXIII (Dec. '58), 704-11. Development of a procedure for evaluating research articles, using raters.

Popper, K.R. The Logic of Scientific Discovery. London: Hutchinson, 1959. First translation of Logik der Forschung.

Radcliffe-Brown, A.R. Method in Social Anthropology. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1959. Selected essays showing scope and method of scientific approach to social anthropology.

Randle, C.W. , "Problems of R & D Management." Harvard Business R., XXXVII (Jan.-Feb. '59), 128-36. Report on a field survey of the research and development programs of some 100 concerns, and their effectiveness and position within the concern.

Robbins, C. , " 'Discordant Parties': A Study of the Acceptance of Party by Englishmen ." Pol. Sci. Q., LXXIII (Dec. '58), 505-29. The 17th and 18th century shift from condemnation of party and faction to their acceptance.

Ross, A.M. , "Do We Have a New Industrial Feudalism?" Amer. Econ. R., XLVIII (Dec. '58), 903-20. Refutes argument that our labor force is being immobilized by the attractions of seniority and negotiated fringe benefits; maintains that slight long-term decline in quit-rate has occurred, but not for the stipulated reasons.

Saletan, E.M. , "Administrative Trustification." Western Pol. Q., XI (Dec. '58), 857-74. The "broker" theory of government by interest groups is criticized as fallacious, and as reducing the public-private dichotomy to an irrelevancy.

Schutz, W.C. , "On Categorizing Qualitative Data in Content Analysis." Pub. Opin. Q., XXII (Winter '58-'59), 503-15. A procedure for improving the performance of judges used in analyzing qualitative data.

Scott, F.G. , "Action Theory and Research in Social Organization." Amer. J. of Soc., LXIV (Jan. '59), 386-95. An application of Parsons' theory of action to different organizational types.

Scott, W.A. , "Correlates of International Attitudes." Pub. Opin. Q., XXII (Winter '58-59), 464-72. Four classes of variables are proposed as determiners of attitudes toward foreign affairs, with relevant data and proposals for future research.

Shubik, M. , "Studies and Theories of Decision Making." Admin. Sci. Q., III (Dec. '58), 289-306. Discusses the common ground of studies of the decision-making processes of economic, political and social man.

Singer, M.T. , & E.H. Schein , "Projective Test Responses of Prisoners of War Following Repatriation ." Psychiatry, XXI (Nov. '58), 375-85. A pilot study leads to conclusions that patterns of adjustment of U. S. prisoners in Chinese camps were not engendered solely by situational factors but are results of a real personality or temperament variable.

Snyder, R.C. , & G.D. Paige , "The United States Decision to Resist Aggression in Korea: The Application of an Analytical Scheme." Admin. Sci. Q., III (Dec. '58), 341-78. A case study using decision-making-process analyses of two types: organizational and intellectual.

" Sources and Expressions of Political Attitudes." Pol. Q. XXX ( Jan: Mar. ' '59). The above title describes this issue, which includes articles on "Public Attitudes to Politics," "Political Scepticism in Britain," "The Attitudes of M.P.s and Active Peers," "The Attitudes of the Churches to Politics," "Politics and the Trade Unionist," "Political Attitudes in the Television Age," "Education and Democracy," and "Politics in the Universities."

Strayer, P.J. Fiscal Policy and Politics. N.Y.: Harper, 1958. Political-economic approach, focused on suggestions intended at stabilizing the economy and upon dangers of trying to operate under existing political institutions; emphasis placed on dangers in abuse of government powers.

Sullivan, M.A., Jr. , S.A. Queen , & R.C. Patrick, Jr. , "Participant Observation as Employed in the Study of a Military Training Program." Amer. Soc. R. , XXIII (Dec. '58), 660-67. Fascinating account of the problems, methods, and results of enrolling an air force officer (a psychologist) as a trainee, for purposes of participant observation.

Thomas, E.J. , "Role Conceptions and Organizational Size." Amer. Soc. R., XXIV (Feb. '59), 30-37. A study of public welfare workers indicating that goals were clearest and best achieved in smaller units.

Zobell, K.M. , "Division of Opinion in the Supreme Court: A History of Judicial Disintegration ." Cornell Law Q., XLIV (Winter '59), 186-214. Notes the great increase in dissenting opinions (10% in 1930, 76% in 1957) and some deleterious effects.