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245 | 1 | 0 | _aTheory and methods in political science |
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_aNew York : _bPalgrave Macmillan, _c2002 |
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490 | 0 | _aPolitical Analysis | |
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_tIntroduction - Gerry Stoker _t-The discipline of political science: a celebration of diversity _t-What is politics? What is that political scientists study? _t-What is a scientific approach to politics _t-Is there a standard method for undertaking political science? _t1. A skin not a sweater: ontology and epistemology in political science - David Marsh _t-Ontology and epistemology _t-Different approaches to ontology and epistemology _t-Ontology and epistemology in political science: two cases _tPart I - Approaches _t2 - Behavouralism - David Sanders _t-The rise of the behavioural movement and its core characteristics _t-Criticisms of the behavioural approach _t-The strengths of the behavioural approach: an example _t-Conclusion: the behavioural legacy in the twenty-first century _t3. Rational choice - Hugh Ward _t-The development of rational choice theory _t-The key commitments and assumptions of the mainstream variant _t-Criticisms of rational choice theory _t-Developments: where is rational choice going? _t4. Institutionalism - Vivien Lowndes _t-Introduction _t-The "traditional" institutional approach _t-The rise of the "new institutionalism" _t-What's new about new institutionalism? The core features of the approach _t-New institutionalist dillemas _t5. Feminism - Vicky Randall _t-Debates within feminism _t-Feminism and political science _t-Critical responses to feminist political science _t-Conclusion: the way forward _t6. Interpretive theory - Mark Bevir _t-The importance of interpretation _t-Varieties of interpretation _t-An anti-foundational approach to interpretation _t-Criticisms of interpretive theory _t7. Marxism - David Marsh _t-The development of Marxism _t-What has Marxism to offer? _t8. Normative theory - Steve Buckler _t-Logical positivism and the death of political philosophy _t-Interpretive theory _t-Critical theory and dialectics _t-Deontological theory and value pluralism _tPart II - Methods _t9. Qualitative methods - Fiona Devine _t-The role of qualitative methods in political science _t-The epistemological underpinnings of qualitative methods _t-Criticisms of qualitative research _t-Illustration of qualitative research _t10. Quantitative methods - Peter John _t-The collection and management of data _t-The power of description _t-Tables and inferential statistics _t-Multivariate analysis _t-Beyond ordinary least squares _t11. Combining qualitative and quantitative methods - Melvyn Read _t-Quantitative and qualitative methods: a false dichotomy? _t-Combining research methods _t-Problems of combination _t-Two cases studies _t12. Comparative methods - Jonathan Hopkin _t-Introduction _t-Theory and the comparative method _t-Basic forms of comparative explanation _t-Large Ns: quantitative comparative strategies _t-Limitations of the quantitative comparative approach _t-Small Ns: qualitative comparative strategies _t-Quantity or quality? Quantitative versus qualitative comparative research _t-Conclusion: challenges to the comparative method _tPart III - Issues _t13. Structure and agency - Stuart McAnulla _t-Introduction: structure and agency - a problem for all? _t^-Structure and agency: what's really in it for us? _t-The postmodern onslaught _t-The morphogenetic approach _t14. Institutions and ideas - Mark Blyth _t-Introduction _t-Don't worry about the philosophy... _t-Why institutions? Producing a "conventional" wisdom in political science _t-Changing the conventional wisdom: reinventing institutions _t-Historical and rational institutionalism _t-Explaining change and stability: the turn to ideas _t-Rationalism and ideas _t-Historical institutionalism and ideas _t-Conclusion: rival ontologies and progress in political science _tConclusion - David Marsh _t-The importance of ontological and epistemological issues _t-The growth of diversity in the formal study of politics _t-Beware gatekeeping _t-A plea for dialogue |
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