Theory and Methods in Political Science
Published on 26. July 1995
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-333-61460-0 (ISBN)
Description
Theories and Methods in Political Science provides a major new overview of the state of political science comprising specially-commissioned chapters by expert contributors. It assesses the main approaches to the discipline from institutionalism to feminism and the key methodologies from quantitative analysis to comparative studies and provides an up to date account of theories of the state and the distribution of power. A concluding chapter by the editors provides a balance sheet of the state of the discipline and its future priorities.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 157 mm
Weight
519 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-61460-0 (9780333614600)
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David Marsh | Gerry Stoker
Theory and Methods in Political Science
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06/2002
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Palgrave Macmillan
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Content
Introduction - PART 1: APPROACHES - Historical/Institutional Analysis - Normative Political Theory and the Study of Politics - Behavioural Analysis - Rational Choice Theory - Feminism - Discourse Analysis - PART 2: METHODOLOGICAL QUESTIONS - Quantitative Methods - Qualitative Methods - Comparative Study - Structure versus Agency - CONCLUSION - An Assessment of the Current State of Theory and Methods in Political Science - PART 3: THEORIES OF THE STATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY - Pluralism - Elitism - Marxism - Towards a Convergence between Theories of the State - CONCLUSION - An Assessment of the Current State of Theory and Methods in Political Science