Guide to methods for students of political science

著者

• Van Evera, Stephen

書誌事項

Guide to methods for students of political science

Stephen Van Evera

Cornell University Press, 1997

• : pbk

注記

Bibliography: p. [129]-133

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Stephen Van Evera greeted new graduate students at MIT with a commonsense introduction to qualitative methods in the social sciences. His helpful hints, always warmly received, grew from a handful of memos to an underground classic primer. That primer evolved into a book of how-to information about graduate study, which is essential reading for graduate students and undergraduates in political science, sociology, anthropology, economics, and history - and for their advisers. -How should we frame, assess, and apply theories in the social sciences? "I am unpersuaded by the view that the prime rules of scientific method should differ between hard science and social science. Science is science." -A section on case studies shows novices the ropes. -Van Evera contends the realm of dissertations is often defined too narrowly "Making and testing theories are not the only games in town.... If everyone makes and tests theories but no one ever uses them, then what are they for?" -In "Helpful Hints on Writing a Political Science Ph.D. Dissertation," Van Evera focuses on presentation, and on broader issues of academic strategy and tactics. -Van Evera asks how political scientists should work together as a community. "All institutions and professions that face weak accountability need inner ethical rudders that define their obligations in order to stay on course."

目次

INTRODUCTION1. HYPOTHESES, LAWS, AND THEORIES: A USER'S GUIDE What Is a Theory? What Is a Specific Explanation? What Is a Good Theory? How Can Theories Be Made? How Can Theories Be Tested? Strong vs. Weak Tests: Predictions and Tests Helpful Hints for Testing Theories How Can Specific Events Be Explained? Methodology Myths2. WHAT ARE CASE STUDIES? HOW SHOULD THEY BE PERFORMED? Case Studies in Perspective Testing Theories with Case Studies Creating Theories with Case Studies Inferring Antecedent Conditions from Case Studies Testing Antecedent Conditions with Case Studies Explaining Cases Strong vs. Weak Tests: Predictions and Tests Interpreting Contradictory Results Case-Selection Criteria3. WHAT IS A POLITICAL SCIENCE DISSERTATION?4. HELPFUL HINTS ON WRITING A POLITICAL SCIENCE DISSERTATION Topic Selection Organization Your Dissertation Prospectus Your Introductory Chapter Your Concluding Chapter Study Design and Presentation Writing Style Vetting Your Abstract Dealing with your Dissertation Committee Dealing with Your Head, Your Family, and Your Friends How to Learn More about How to Write a Dissertation5. THE DISSERTATION PROPOSAL6. PROFESSIONAL ETHICSAPPENDIX: HOW TO WRITE A PAPER FURTHER READING INDEX

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA33563341
• ISBN:
  • 9780801484575
• LCCN: 97017808
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Ithaca
• ページ数/冊数: vi, 136 p.
• 大きさ: 21 cm
• 分類:
  • NDC9 : 311.16
  • LCC : JA71
  • DC21 : 320
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Political science -- Methodology