Fiction as Career Inspiration: Poly Sci

Previously, I have written about the biological/environmental sciences and the law as portrayed in fiction (both archived at https://www.murrysvillelibrary.org), as useful windows into professional careers. I am intending to do this kind of thing for teens and young adults periodically, as a sub-series within The Magic Library Card! broader series, something like what was the pattern for the Lewis & Clark Expedition, for example. Undergraduate college students seem often enough to gravitate to Political Science & Government, or Poly Sci, as a major. I don’t know how often that implies an intended career path in elected politics, or simply employment in a government-related position, or maybe just scholarly interest. Whatever is the case, the following are novels that speak to Poly Sci, …