A model discipline
Subtitle: political science and the logic of representations
By: Kevin A. Clarke and David M. Primo
Contributors: Primo, David M.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780195382198; 9780195382204
Subjects: Methodology; Political science
Description: Political scientists use models to investigate and illuminate causal mechanisms, generate comparative data, and more. But how do we justify and rationalize the method? Why test predictions from a deductive, and thus truth-preserving, system? Primo and Clarke tackle these central questions in this novel work of methodology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.