Theory and Methods in Political Science. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Vivien Lowndes, David Marsh, Gerry Stoker.
• Editors: Lowndes, Vivien; Marsh, David; Stoker, Gerry
• Contents: Introduction; Vivien Lowndes, David Marsh and Gerry Stoker PART I: THEORY AND APPROACHES 1. Behavouralism; David Sanders 2. Rational Choice; Andrew Hindmoor and Brad Taylor 3. Institutionalism; Vivien Lowndes 4. Constructivism and Interpretive Theory; Craig Parsons 5. Feminist and Gender Approaches; Meryl Kenny and Fiona Mackay 6. Marxism: A global perspective; Ray Kiely 7. Poststructuralism; Mark Wenman 8. Political Psychology; Frank Mols and Paul 't Hart 9. Normative Theory; Chris Armstrong PART II: METHODS AND RESEARCH DESIGN 10. Ontology and Epistemology in Political Science; David Marsh, Selen A. Ercan and Paul Furlong 11. Meta-Theoretical Issues in Political Analysis; David Marsh 12. Research Design; Dimiter Toshkov 13. Qualitative Methods; Ariadne Vromen 14. Quantitative Methods; Peter John 15. Comparative Methods; Matt Ryan 16. The Experimental Method: Prospects for field and laboratory studies; Helen Margetts and Gerry Stoker 17. Big Data: Methods for collection and analysis; Michael J. Jensen 18. The Relevance of Political Science; B. Guy Peters, Jon Pierre and Gerry Stoker.
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (391 pages)
• Subjects: Social & political philosophy; Political Science -- General; Philosophy -- Political; Political Science -- History & Theory; Political science & theory
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781350311749
• Related ISBNs: 135031174X; 9781137603524
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