This article attempts to fill in a gap in the knowledge of the evolution of the discipline since its early inception in the 1960s. In so doing, it analyzes publications in established journals, ouput in graduate thesis and volume and type of research undertaken with public funds since the 1980s. Looking at the traditional fields of specialization in the discipline –political theory, international relations, political institutions, political behavior, public policy and political history– the authors conclude that in an increasing institutionalizing discipline, there is an unbalanced development and output among fields and within fields of specialization.