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245 1 0 _aTheory and methods in political science
250 _a2 ed
260 _aNew York :
_bPalgrave Macmillan,
_c2002
300 _a368 p.
490 0 _aPolitical Analysis
500 _aInclui bibliografia
505 8 0 _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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