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Dowding, Keith M.

The philosophy and methods of political science / Keith Dowding. - pages cm

Includes index.

Machine generated contents note: -- 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.

"A short, lively and innovative text, this book addresses the question of what constitutes good practice in a variety of political science methods and examines the philosophy that underpins them. It argues for a pluralistic approach that will deliver effective analysis and an in-depth understanding of political events"--

ISBN: 9781403904461 (hardback) 9781403904478 (paperback)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political science--Philosophy.
Political science--Methodology.
Political science--Research.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General.

Dewey Class. No.: 320.01 / DOW