عنوان

Problems and methods in the study of politics

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

eng

Title Proper

Problems and methods in the study of politics

The study of politics seems endlessly beset by debates about method. At the core of these debates is a single unifying concern: should political scientists view themselves primarily as scientists, developing ever more sophisticated tools and studying only those phenomena to which such tools may fruitfully be applied? Or should they instead try to illuminate the large, complicated, untidy problems thrown up in the world, even if the chance to offer definitive explanations is low? Is there necessarily a tension between these two endeavours? Are some domains of political inquiry more amenable to the building up of reliable, scientific knowledge than others, and if so, how should we deploy our efforts? In this book, some of the world's most prominent students of politics offer original discussions of these pressing questions, eschewing narrow methodological diatribes to explore what political science is and how political scientists should aspire to do their work.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge ; New York

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2004

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xi, 419 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

ISBN: 0521539439

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edited by Ian Shapiro, Rogers M. Smith, and Tarek E. Masoud

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Entry Element

Study and teaching ، Political science

Entry Element

Methodology ، Political science

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Relator Code

TI

AU Shapiro, Ian

AU Smith, Rogers M 1953-

AU Masoud, Tarek E