The philosophy and methods of political science / Keith Dowding.

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Dowding, Keith M

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Description: pages cmISBN:

9781403904461 (hardback)
9781403904478 (paperback)

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DDC classification:

320.01 DOW

Contents:

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.

Summary: "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"--

List(s) this item appears in: Political Science Books, 033965-034004

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Includes index.

"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"--

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