Methodology is the general method for people to understand and transform the world, which plays an important role in the development and progress of any discipline. The methodology of political science is the basic principle and method of political science research, the sum of the guiding ideology and scientific method of political science research, and the foundation of political science theory and practice. Starting from the relationship between methodology and political science methodology, this paper reviews the development history of Chinese political science methodology since the reform and opening up, systematically analyzes the position and role of methodology in political science research, explores the future development characteristics and direction of Chinese political science methodology, and enriches the research on Chinese political science methodology system. It is conducive to the construction of a new era political science subject system, academic system and discourse system with Chinese characteristics with Marxism as the guiding ideology.

Zeng Chao. Analysis of the Position and Function of Methodology in Political Science Research. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2024), Vol. 6, Issue 8: 29-33. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2024.060806.

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