Theory and methods in political science : the first steps to synthesize a discipline
Teori og metode i statsvitenskap
Bok · Engelsk · 2005
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| Omfang | 646 sider : illustrasjoner, kart
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| Opplysninger | 1 Introduction / Stein Ugelvik Larsen -- PART I EFFECTS OF POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS : 2 The Freezing Thesis, Stability of party systems in democratic states / Stein Ugelvik Larsen -- 3 The Cube Law, On the allocation of mandates according to electoral results / Kaare Strøm -- 4 Duverger's Law, Majoritarian electoral systems lead to two-party systems / Stein Kuhnle -- 5 The Size Principle in Coalition Theory, The law on minimum winning coalitions / Kaare Strøm -- 6 The Original Position, Principles for negotiations on justice / Siri Gloppen -- PART II POLITICAL MECHANISMS UNDER GIVEN PRECONDITIONS : 7 The Funnel of Causality, How history influences behavior / Ola Listhaug -- 8 The Prisoner's Dilemma, Paradoxes in rational choices / Tor Midtbø -- 9 The Domino Theory, If the first piece falls, the rest will follow / Jon Hovi -- 10 The Balance of Power Theory, Stability and power in international relations / John Erik Fossum -- PART III UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF POLITICAL PROCESSES: 11 The Bandwagon and Underdog Effect, On mechanisms that influence electoral contest / Kjell Hines -- 12 “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism”, Preconditions for the breakthrough of the capitalist system / Jan Erik Karlsen -- 13 The Peter Principle, Promotion and decline in organizations / Steinar Askvik -- 14 The Median Voter Theorem, Why parties and decisions converge towards the center / Leif Helland -- 15 Tingsten's Law, Gravitation towards the social center / Lauri Karvonen and Kimmo Grinlund -- PART IV PATTERNS THROUGH CHANGE AND CONFLICT IN POLITICAL SYSTEMS : 16 Davies' J-curve, When do revolutions take place? / Per Selle -- 17 The Mass Society Thesis, The consequences following the breakdown of organizational society / Ekkart Zimmerman -- 18 The Contraction and Detraction Thesis, A theory on power and values conflicts in democracies / Thorvald Gran -- 19 The “Criss-Cross” Thesis, On the crossing of conflict lines and organizational membership / Oddbjørn Knutsen -- PART v NECESSARY CONSEQUENCES OF POLITICAL ORGANIZING : 20 The Iron Law of Oligarchy, On democracy in organizations / Stein Ugelvik Larsen -- 21 Parkinson's Law, On growth in work and employment / Audun Offerdal -- 22 The Foundation of Organizations Thesis, On formation, stability and sustainability of organizations / Alf-Inge Jansen -- 23 The “Catch-all” Thesis, Parties that grow come to resemble each other / Vicky Randall -- 24 May's Law, Opinion patterns in political parties / Marie Demker -- PART VI CYCLICAL OR BOUNDED PROCESSES IN LARGE SYSTEMS : 25 Marx’s History Law, On the forces in development of society / Torstein Hjellum -- 26 Elvin's Law, Employment surplus and economic development / Arnved Nedkvitne -- 27 The Electoral Business Cycle, On money and electoral outcomes / Tor Midtbø -- 28 Wagner's Law, The share of public income as linked to economic progress -- Jan Erik Grindheim -- 29 The Convergence Thesis, The dynamics in the world towards greater similarity / Stein Ugelvik Larsen -- 30 The Dependency Thesis, Dynamic consequences of economic underdevelopment / Helge Hveem -- 31 Wallerstein's Modern World System, The struggle among states for precedence in the world arena / Øyvind Østerud. - Theory and Methods in Political Science is a book which brings together the most essential, ‘diehard’ laws, theories, theses, generalizations and basic structures of thinking in the discipline of political science. It discusses the most well known laws and theories which have demonstrated their continued durability and relevance across the last century and which also remain as vital components of the general thinking in our discipline today. The book is intended as an introduction to these laws and theories which span the various sub-disciplines of political science. Since these laws and theories have no national boundaries, they are relevant to students of political science all over the world: students in Singapore as well as in Amsterdam should be familiar with Duverger’s law, or ‘The Convergence Thesis’, to mention just two of the fundamental laws of modern political science presented in this volume. We consider such knowledge to be foundational and essential for all who call themselves political scientists. This book also has the ambition of challenging active professionals in the discipline to begin rethinking the ways that we have traditionally been teaching and working with theory and methodology in political science. In what ways can we image the study of politics as a scientific enterprise? Where do we now stand in terms of our theories and models, and how can we develop our theoretical thinking in the future? The collection of chapters in this book offers the first unique opportunity to develop such a broad perspective. The book comprises 31 chapters written by 27 authors and has been edited for the specific purpose of inspiring the world community of political scientists to begin rethinking the theoretical ‘stand’ of our discipline. Now, for the first time, we can offer the building blocks for such a venture.
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| ISBN | 0-88033-998-5. - 978-0-88033-998-8
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