The Conduct of Inquiry in International Relations : Philosophy of Science and Its Implications for the Study of World Politics


Patrick Thaddeus. Jackson
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2010.
Omfang
1 online resource (283 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series editor's preface; 1 Playing with fire; 2 Philosophical wagers; 3 Neopositivism; 4 Critical realism; 5 Analyticism; 6 Reflexivity; 7 A pluralist science of IR; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index. - There are many different scientifically valid ways to produce knowledge. The field of International Relations should pay closer attention to these methodological differences, and to their implications for concrete research on world politics.The Conduct of Inquiry in International Relations provides an introduction to the philosophy of science issues and their implications for the study of global politics. The author draws attention to the problems caused by the misleading notion of a single unified scientific method, and proposes a framework that clarifies the variety of way
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ISBN
9780415776264. - 9780415776271

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