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Emerging Models of Collaboration in Political Science: Changes, Benefits, and Challenges

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 January 2010

Rose McDermott  and
Peter K. Hatemi
Rose McDermott
Affiliation:
Brown University
Peter K. Hatemi
Affiliation:
University of Iowa
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In increasing numbers, political scientists are engaging in collaborative research. It is useful to consider the advantages of such efforts and to suggest strategies for finding optimal collaborators. In addition, there are issues and challenges that arise in the face of increased collaboration, particularly interdisciplinary collaboration across the life and social sciences. Inevitably, as the discipline has moved from a dominant solo-author model to a wider array of authorship possibilities, whether those teams encompass two-person partnerships, large research teams, or something in between, new administrative and cultural questions have already begun to surface as the discipline works to assimilate these changes. Consonant with previous efforts by the American Political Science Association (Biggs 2008; Chandra et al. 2006), we seek here to continue a broader disciplinary conversation surrounding the opportunities and challenges posed by more diverse patterns of teamwork. In so doing, we hope to help continue to encourage transparent, predictable, and openly collaborative intellectual partnerships wherein individuals receive the institutional credit and merit they deserve.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , January 2010 , pp. 49 - 58
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2010

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