Problems and Methods in the Study of Politics
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (941 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521539439 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Kenan, Jr Professor and Chair of Political Science at Yale University. His many books include The State of Democratic Theory, The Moral Foundations of Politics, Democratic Justice, and (with Donald Green) Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory.Rogers M. He is a graduate of Brown and Yale Universities. His prev
"Horrible book - waste of time" according to Frida. The last piece in the book by Mearsheimer points out that barely any of the contributors addressed the question raised by the contributors and it led me to wonder what the point of assigning the entire book for a course was. Moreover, the book spends tonnes of time talking about rational choice theory, which to me seemed irrelevant.
In this volume some of the world's most prominent scholars of politics offer original discussions exploring what political science is and how political scientists should aspire to do their work. Although beset by constant debate about method, at the core of the study of politics is the unifying concern as to whether political scientists should view themselves primarily as scientists, or, instead, try to focus their knowledge on resolving the many complex world crises currently happening.
"Theorists and empiricists concerned about the future direction of political science will find this book extremely informative. Highly recommended." CHOICE