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Book/Printed Material Politics as a science : a prolegomenon

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Title

  • Politics as a science : a prolegomenon

Summary

  • "In Politics as a Science, two of the world's leading authorities on Comparative Politics, Philippe C. Schmitter and Marc Blecher, provide a lively introduction to the concepts and framework to study and analyze politics. Written with dexterity, concision and clarity, this short text makes no claim to being scientific. It contains no disprovable hypotheses, no original collection of evidence, and no search for patterns of association. Instead, Schmitter and Blecher keep the text broadly conceptual and theoretical to convey their vision of the sprawling subject of politics. They map the process in which researchers try to specify the goal of the trip, some of the landmarks likely to be encountered en route, and the boundaries that will circumscribe the effort. Examples, implications and elaborations are included in footnotes throughout the book. Politics as a Science is an ideal introduction for anyone interested in, or studying, Comparative Politics"-- Provided by publisher.

Names

  • Schmitter, Philippe C., author
  • Blecher, Marc J., author

Created / Published

  • New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

Contents

  • The subject matter -- The foundations -- The consequences -- The discipline -- The design of research -- The purpose -- The promise.

Headings

  • -  Comparative government--Study and teaching
  • -  Political science--Methodology

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Call Number/Physical Location

  • JF128

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020016712

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Access Advisory

  • Unrestricted online access

Online Format

  • image
  • epub

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Chicago citation style:

Schmitter, Philippe C., Author, and Marc J Blecher. Politics as a Science: A Prolegomenon. New York, NY: Routledge, 2021. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020016712/.

APA citation style:

Schmitter, P. C. & Blecher, M. J. (2021) Politics as a Science: A Prolegomenon. New York, NY: Routledge. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020016712/.

MLA citation style:

Schmitter, Philippe C., Author, and Marc J Blecher. Politics as a Science: A Prolegomenon. New York, NY: Routledge, 2021. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2020016712/>.