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| 008 | 151110s2015 enk 001 0 eng | ||
| 020 | _a9781403904461 (hardback) | ||
| 020 | _a9781403904478 (paperback) | ||
| 041 | _aeng | ||
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_a320.01 _bDOW |
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_aDowding, Keith M. _919883 |
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_aThe philosophy and methods of political science / _cKeith Dowding. |
| 300 | _apages cm | ||
| 500 | _aIncludes index. | ||
| 505 | 8 | _aMachine 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. | |
| 520 | _a"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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_aPolitical science _xPhilosophy. _919885 |
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_aPolitical science _xMethodology. _919887 |
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_aPolitical science _xResearch. _919889 |
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| 650 | 7 |
_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / General. _919891 |
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| 650 | 7 |
_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference. _919892 |
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| 650 | 7 |
_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General. _919893 |
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