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Klappentext The systematically revised third edition of the leading text on approaches and methods in political science features a considerable internationalization in both the team of contributors and the range of coverage and examples. About half the chapters are entirely new and the rest are substantially revised and updated. Zusammenfassung The systematically revised third edition of the leading text on approaches and methods in political science features a considerable internationalization in both the team of contributors and the range of coverage and examples. About half the chapters are entirely new and the rest are substantially revised and updated. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; G.Stoker & D.Marsh.- PART I: THEORY AND APPROACHES.- Introduction to Part I; G.Stoker.- Behavioural Analysis; D.Sanders.- Rational Choice; A.Hindmoor.- The Institutional Approach; V.Lowndes.- Constructivism and Interpretive Theory; C.Parsons.- Political Psychology; P.Hart.- Feminism; V.Randall.- Marxism; D.Macguire.- Normative Theory; S.Buckler.- PART II: METHODS AND RESEARCH DESIGN.- Introduction to Part II; G.Stoker.- Ontology and Epistemology in Political Science; D.Marsh & P.Furlong.- Meta-Theoretical Issues; D.Marsh.- The Challenge of Research Design; B.Hancke.- Rediscovering Qualitative Approaches; A.Vromen.- Quantitative Methods; P.John.- The Comparative Method; J.Hopkin.- The Experimental Method: Prospects for Laboratory and Field Studies; G.Stoker & H.Margetts.- The Relevance of Political Science; G.Peters! J.Pierre & G.Stoker.
