Nigeria, May 29 -- It has often been a characteristic of studies in the social sciences to be largely abstract and devoid of the practical realities that should set the fields apart. Flowing from this, experts in these fields, especially in Political Science, often find themselves in the clutches of the abstract appreciation of political incidents. They remain seated on the high stools of observation, documenting, analysing, and mythologising political developments in their nations and around the globe. This has been a characteristic of the social sciences and a dilemma within the discipline. Hence, there are noticeable limitations in scholars' abilities in these disciplines to effect change and influence policy.

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