In “The Policy Science of Harold Lasswell: Contextual Orientation and the Critical Dimension,” Torgerson argues against the simplistic classification of scholars, suggesting that stereotyping positions should be resisted or exposed as rhetorical devices rather than serious engagements. Torgerson illustrates that Lasswell was, in part, a critical policy scholar who promoted reflexivity and radical democracy. This book serves as a reminder that engaging with the deeper meanings and the potential overlaps between and contradictions within our stereotypes may foster the shared ideals of emancipation, security, deliberation, and creativity. Although today’s interpretation of Lasswell and the policy sciences may have been stripped of its original meaning, we can still follow Lasswell’s guidance by directing our scholarship toward empowering the disadvantaged and achieving greater political equality for all.

在《哈罗德·拉斯韦尔的政策科学：情境取向和批判维度》（The Policy Science of Harold Lasswell： Contextual Orientation and the Critical Dimension）一书中，托格森反对对学者的简单分类，认为应该抵制或揭露刻板印象的立场，将其作为修辞手段，而不是严肃的参与。托格森说明，拉斯韦尔在一定程度上是一位提倡反身性和激进民主的批判性政策学者。这本书提醒我们，参与更深层次的含义以及我们刻板印象中的潜在重叠和矛盾可能会促进解放、安全、深思熟虑和创造力的共同理想。尽管今天对拉斯韦尔和政策科学的解释可能已经被剥夺了其原始含义，但我们仍然可以遵循拉斯韦尔的指导，将我们的学术研究导向赋予弱势群体权力，并为所有人实现更大的政治平等。