Theory and methods in political science 

 - 2 ed 
 - New York :  Palgrave Macmillan,  2002 
 - 368 p. 
 - Political Analysis .
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<br/><br/> Introduction - Gerry Stoker  -The discipline of political science: a celebration of diversity  -What is politics? What is that political scientists study?  -What is a scientific approach to politics  -Is there a standard method for undertaking political science?  1. A skin not a sweater: ontology and epistemology in political science - David Marsh  -Ontology and epistemology  -Different approaches to ontology and epistemology  -Ontology and epistemology in political science: two cases  Part I - Approaches  2 - Behavouralism - David Sanders  -The rise of the behavioural movement and its core characteristics  -Criticisms of the behavioural approach  -The strengths of the behavioural approach: an example  -Conclusion: the behavioural legacy in the twenty-first century  3. Rational choice - Hugh Ward  -The development of rational choice theory  -The key commitments and assumptions of the mainstream variant  -Criticisms of rational choice theory  -Developments: where is rational choice going?  4. Institutionalism - Vivien Lowndes  -Introduction  -The "traditional" institutional approach  -The rise of the "new institutionalism"  -What's new about new institutionalism? The core features of the approach  -New institutionalist dillemas  5. Feminism - Vicky Randall  -Debates within feminism  -Feminism and political science  -Critical responses to feminist political science  -Conclusion: the way forward  6. Interpretive theory - Mark Bevir  -The importance of interpretation  -Varieties of interpretation  -An anti-foundational approach to interpretation  -Criticisms of interpretive theory  7. Marxism - David Marsh  -The development of Marxism  -What has Marxism to offer?  8. Normative theory - Steve Buckler  -Logical positivism and the death of political philosophy  -Interpretive theory  -Critical theory and dialectics  -Deontological theory and value pluralism  Part II - Methods  9. Qualitative methods - Fiona Devine  -The role of qualitative methods in political science  -The epistemological underpinnings of qualitative methods  -Criticisms of qualitative research  -Illustration of qualitative research  10. Quantitative methods - Peter John  -The collection and management of data  -The power of description  -Tables and inferential statistics  -Multivariate analysis  -Beyond ordinary least squares  11. Combining qualitative and quantitative methods - Melvyn Read  -Quantitative and qualitative methods: a false dichotomy?  -Combining research methods  -Problems of combination  -Two cases studies  12. Comparative methods - Jonathan Hopkin  -Introduction  -Theory and the comparative method  -Basic forms of comparative explanation  -Large Ns: quantitative comparative strategies  -Limitations of the quantitative comparative approach  -Small Ns: qualitative comparative strategies  -Quantity or quality? Quantitative versus qualitative comparative research  -Conclusion: challenges to the comparative method  Part III - Issues  13. Structure and agency - Stuart McAnulla  -Introduction: structure and agency - a problem for all?  ^-Structure and agency: what's really in it for us?  -The postmodern onslaught  -The morphogenetic approach  14. Institutions and ideas - Mark Blyth  -Introduction  -Don't worry about the philosophy...  -Why institutions? Producing a "conventional" wisdom in political science  -Changing the conventional wisdom: reinventing institutions  -Historical and rational institutionalism  -Explaining change and stability: the turn to ideas  -Rationalism and ideas  -Historical institutionalism and ideas  -Conclusion: rival ontologies and progress in political science  Conclusion - David Marsh  -The importance of ontological and epistemological issues  -The growth of diversity in the formal study of politics  -Beware gatekeeping  -A plea for dialogue 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0333948556 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Ciência Política<br/>Teoria Política<br/> Método de Pesquisa