Culture as Constraint

Political Science sand liberal social science more generally, has reached a consensus concerning the treatment of culture as a variable governing (or at least influencing) political and social outcomes - ignore it! Discussion of culture should be avoided whenever possible. if, for some reason, the toprc must be broached, do so in passing. If it most be given consideration, speak about it only in the highest-level, must general terms -Never, under any circumstances, actually name a real-world culture or examine its elements. To do so would run the risk of actually discovering knowledge about cultures, and suggesting that the might not be a uniform, universal code for behavior and values.