Problems and Methods in the Study of Politics - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0521831741 ISBN 13: 9780521831741

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Riassunto

The study of politics seems endlessly beset by debates about method. At the core of these debates is a single unifying concern: should political scientists view themselves primarily as scientists, developing ever more sophisticated tools and studying only those phenomena to which such tools may fruitfully be applied? Or should they instead try to illuminate the large, complicated, untidy problems thrown up in the world, even if the chance to offer definitive explanations is low? Is there necessarily a tension between these two endeavours? Are some domains of political inquiry more amenable to the building up of reliable, scientific knowledge than others, and if so, how should we deploy our efforts? In this book, some of the world's most prominent students of politics offer original discussions of these pressing questions, eschewing narrow methodological diatribes to explore what political science is and how political scientists should aspire to do their work.

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Recensione

'... a positive contribution to this ongoing debate.' Political Studies Review

Descrizione del libro

The study of politics is beset by debates about method. In this book, some of the world's most prominent scholars of politics offer original discussions exploring what political science is and how political scientists should aspire to do their work.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0521831741
• ISBN 13: 9780521831741
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 432
• Redattore: Shapiro Ian, Smith Rogers M., Masoud Tarek E.