Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 458 g
Reihe: Political Analysis
Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 458 g
Reihe: Political Analysis
ISBN: 978-1-4039-0447-8
Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
Following an introduction to the major 'isms' of modern political science and international relations, the book takes an incisive look at the nature of explanations and generalizations, theory testing, mechanisms, causation, process tracing, interpretation and conceptual analysis. It enables students of political science methodologies and related disciplines to apply sharp analysis and in-depth philosophical understanding to their study of political events and structures. Concluding with chapters on normative political philosophy and the vocation of the political scientist, this is a thought-provoking and wide-ranging text that will make essential reading and will undoubtedly shape the field.
Zielgruppe
Lower undergraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Introduction.- 2. Isms.- 3. What Is an Explanation?.- 4. What Is a Theory?.- 5. Hypotheses and Theory Testing.- 6. Narratives, Mechanisms and Causation.- 7. Methods and Methodologies.- 8. Concepts and Conceptual Analysis.- 9. Analytic Political Philosophy.- 10. Political Science as a Vocation.