05622. THE POLITICS OF THE "AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW." The focus is on the 20 year period 1957-77. Three strands of theorization are seen as developing in the APSR at this time, the methodological, the right opposition and the left opposition, The chronological change in the review is closely followed as are its links with contemporary political events notably in the tumultuous l960's. Rising critical tide at the "behavioral" stance of the APSR is documented as is the Politicization of the profession in the early l970's. The work of Dahl is extensively considered. 21 pages, 40 footnotes, 3 bibliographic sources.